Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of five component parts on four Japanese islands in the Ryūkyū (Nansei) island chain. The site was selected in terms of biodiversity (World Heritage criterion x) for having a diverse ecosystem of plant and animal species that are unique to the region.^[2]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
• http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1574