Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park protects the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, first designated on May 15, 1972 as Iriomote National Park and expanded and renamed in August 2007 to include Ishigaki Island, covering about 1,222 square kilometers. It spans Iriomote, Kohama, Kuro and Taketomi islands as well as Ishigaki, and is best known as the habitat of the Iriomote cat. The park also includes the Mariyudu Falls on Iriomote Island.
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1. Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (Wikipedia)
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Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (西表石垣国立公園, Iriomote-Ishigaki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
2. Wikidata: Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
- Wikidata Q703967, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata Q703967 P31 instance-of
- Wikidata Q703967 P571 inception
- Part Of: Japan, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceUNESCO World Heritage Centre: Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
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Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island is a terrestrial serial property
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