Yakushima

Summary

Yakushima is an island^[1]. Yakushima ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,919 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yakushima is located in Yakushima^[3].
• Yakushima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Yakushima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Yakushima's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Yakushima is part of Ōsumi Islands^[7].
• Yakushima's Commons category is recorded as Yakushima^[8].
• Yakushima's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00^[9].
• Yakushima's highest point is recorded as Mount Miyanoura^[10].
• Yakushima's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.358611111111, 'longitude': 130.52861111111}^[11].
• Yakushima's located in/on physical feature is recorded as East China Sea^[12].
• Yakushima's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve^[13].
• Yakushima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yakushima^[14].
• Yakushima's Commons gallery is recorded as 屋久島^[15].
• Yakushima has a population of {'amount': '+13178'}^[16].
• Yakushima's time of earliest written record is recorded as 607^[17].
• Yakushima's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Yakushima's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[19].
• Yakushima's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[20].
• Yakushima's heritage designation is recorded as Wilderness Area^[21].
• Yakushima's heritage designation is recorded as Protected Forest^[22].
• Yakushima's native label is recorded as 屋久島^[23].
• Yakushima's different from is recorded as Yakushima^[24].
• Yakushima's length is recorded as {'amount': '+28.3'}^[25].
• Yakushima sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1935'}^[26].
• Yakushima covers an area of {'amount': '+504.29'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Yakushima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Yakushima is located in Yakushima^[3]. Yakushima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5]. Yakushima is part of Ōsumi Islands^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+504.29'}^[27], {'amount': '+10747'}^[28], and {'amount': '+1219'}^[29]. Yakushima sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1935'}^[26]. Yakushima's length is recorded as {'amount': '+28.3'}^[25]. Yakushima has a population of {'amount': '+13178'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Yakushima's instance of is recorded as island^[6]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[19], Ramsar site^[20], Wilderness Area^[21], and Protected Forest^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yakushima include Yakushima^[30], a town of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 2007^[33]; Yakushima Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Japan^[36]; Yakushima macaque^[37], a taxon^[38]; Gekko yakuensis^[39], a taxon^[40]; and Gentiana yakushimensis^[41], a taxon^[42].

Why It Matters

Yakushima ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,919 views/month).^[2] Yakushima has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Yakushima is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Yakushima include Yakushima^[30], a town of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 2007^[33]; Yakushima Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Japan^[36]; Yakushima macaque^[37], a taxon^[38]; Gekko yakuensis^[39], a taxon^[40]; and Gentiana yakushimensis^[41], a taxon^[42].