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Ogasawara Islands

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Natural

Country: Japan

Best of: Islands, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Trekking, Wildlife

Description:

The islands offer a variety of landscapes and are home to a wealth of fauna, including the Bonin Flying Fox, a critically endangered bat, and 195 endangered bird species. Four-hundred and forty-one native plant taxa have been documented on the islands whose waters support numerous species of fish, cetaceans and corals. Ogasawara Islands' ecosystems reflect a range of evolutionary processes illustrated through its assemblage of plant species from both southeast and northwest Asia, alongside many endemic species. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Ogasawara Islands", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.