Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park

Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
西表石垣国立公園
IUCN category II (national park)
Kabira Bay
Location	Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan
Coordinates	24°19′N 123°53′E / 24.317°N 123.883°E / 24.317; 123.883Coordinates: 24°19′N 123°53′E / 24.317°N 123.883°E / 24.317; 123.883
Area	205.69 km²
Established	15 May 1972

Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (西表石垣国立公園, Iriomote-Ishigaki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on and around the Yaeyama Islands of the East China Sea.^[1]

The park was established in 1972 as Iriomote National Park (西表国立公園) and included the islands of Iriomote, Kohama, Kuro, and Taketomi. In August 2007 the protected area was extended to include Ishigaki Island.^[2][3]

The park is famous as the habitat of the Iriomote Wild Cat.^[4]

Related municipalities

• Ishigaki, Taketomi^[2]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan
• Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park

References

External links

• (English) Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
• (Japanese) Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park
• Map of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park

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