Ryukyu Islands
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Summary
Ryukyu Islands is an island group[1]. It draws 1,802 Wikipedia views per month (island group category, ranking #167 of 712).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Okinawa Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: East China Sea[5], Pacific Ocean[6]
- Part of: Ryukyu Islands[7]
- Commons category: Ryukyu Islands[8]
- Has part(s): Okinawa Islands[9], Sakishima Islands[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ryukyu Islands[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Ryukyu[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Ryukyu Islands[19]
- Native label: 琉球諸島[20]
- Name in kana: りゅうきゅう しょとう[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 1936 m[22]
- Area: 4642.11 km²[23]
- Does not have part: Daitō Islands[24]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Ryukyu Islands[25]
- P14541: 2od6Yh[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ryukyu Islands include Ryukyu Air Commuter[27], an airline[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1985[30], headquartered in Naha Bus Terminal[31]; Ryukyu Trench[32], an oceanic trench[33], in Japan[34]; and Ryukyu tube-nosed bat[35], a taxon[36].
Why It Matters
Ryukyu Islands has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Ryukyu Air Commuter[27], an airline[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1985[30], headquartered in Naha Bus Terminal[31]; Ryukyu Trench[32], an oceanic trench[33], in Japan[34]; and Ryukyu tube-nosed bat[35], a taxon[36].