Английская Википедия:Amami Guntō National Park
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Шаблон:Nihongo is a national park in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2017, the park comprises a land area of Шаблон:Convert and a sea area of Шаблон:Convert. The national park includes areas of these islands: Tokunoshima, Kikai, Amami, Yoron, Okinoerabujima, Uke Island, Kakeromajima and Yoroshima.
History
On 15 February 1974 the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park was founded on Amami Ōshima.[1] On 7 March 2017 the Amami Guntō National Park was established and it subsumed the former Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. The Amami Guntō National Park includes parts of the municipalities of Amagi, Amami, China, Isen, Kikai, Setouchi, Tatsugō, Tokunoshima, Uken, Wadomari, Yamato, and Yoron.
The designation of the new National Park, alongside that of Yanbaru National Park, is part of the movement to have Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[2][3][4][5]
The Amami Wildlife Center is managed by Japan's Ministry of the Environment to protect and preserve the natural ecosystem of the Amami Islands.
Geography
Total designated area is Шаблон:Convert (land: 42,181 ha, water: 33,082 ha). It is a World Heritage Site candidate. The national park consists of areas from these islands: Tokunoshima, Kikai, Amami, Yoron, Okinoerabujima, Uke Island, Kakeromajima and Yoroshima.
Flora and fauna
This national park features coral reefs, mangrove forests and tidal flats. A unique ecosystem has developed with endemic species such as the Amami rabbit, Ryukyu spiny rat, birds: Amami's jay, Ryukyu robin. There are also snakes such as Habu and amphibians such as: Ishikawa's frog, Japanese warty newt and the Ryūkyū scops owl.
Amami Ōshima, Kakeromajima
Yuwandake is covered with subtropical hardwood forests such as Castanopsis sieboldii and Neolitsea aciculata and it has valuable vegetation. There are coral reefs, mangrove forests at the mouth of the Katsushi River and underwater scenery.
Kikaijima
Noticeable coastal terraces are distributed on the islands. Hyakunodai Park is a plateau where coral reefs have developed.
Tokunoshima
This is a limestone island with a Karst topography. There is a natural Sea cave created by erosion. Mt. Inokawa is known as a treasure of endemic plants including ferns.
Okinoerabujima
There are large-scale caves such as the Shoryu Cavern and a water tunnel. Sea cliffs developed in the area of Minamata and Kunigamizaki.
Yoronjima
The entire coast is designated as part of the national park except for the area around Yoron Airport. Coral reefs surround the island.
Gallery
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View of Katetsu Bay from nearby Manenzaki lookout point in Amami Ōshima.
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Coastal area of Amami Ōshima
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Kinsakubaru wildwood in Amami Ōshima
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View from Tokunoshima
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A beach on Okinoerabujima
See also
References
External links
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