Ogasawara Islands World Heritage Site

Official name

Ogasawara Islands | UNESCO

Country

Japan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

27.7183° Lat, 142.9970° Lon | Map

Code

1362

Time Zone

Asia/Tokyo (JST, +0900)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2011. The property numbers more than 30 islands clustered in three groups and covers surface area of 7,939 hectares. 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.