The Nanpō Islands (南方諸島, Nanpō Shotō) is a collective term for the groups of islands that are located to the south of the Japanese archipelago in Micronesia. They extend from the Izu Peninsula west of Tokyo Bay southward for about 1,200 km (750 mi), to within 500 km (310 mi) of the Mariana Islands. The Nanpō Islands are all administered by Tokyo Metropolis.
Nanpō Islands
The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Japan Coast Guard defines the Nanpō Shotō as follows:[1]
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, a government agency that is responsible for standardization of place names, does not use the term Nanpō Shotō, although it has agreed with the Japan Coast Guard over the names and extents of the subgroups of the Nanpō Shotō.[1]
The Japanese claim to have discovered the islands in 1593; however, many of the islands were known by the Spanish sailors that went from Philippines to New Spain since Bernardo de la Torre's voyage in 1543, while the British claimed the islands in 1827. However, archeological evidence has since revealed that some of the islands were prehistorically inhabited by members of an unknown Micronesian ethnicity.[2]
Neither Japan nor Britain developed the Nanpō Islands, although a small colony of Europeans and Americans was established at Chichi-jima. Japan began colonizing the islands in 1853, claimed them in 1861, then finally annexed them in 1891 as part of Tokyo Prefecture. By the mid-1930s the islands were closed to foreigners and a small Imperial Japanese Navy base was established at Chichi-jima.[3]
^ abAjiro Tatsuhiko and Warita Ikuo, Waga kuni no kōiki na chimei oyobi sono han'i ni tsuite no chōsa kenkyū (The geographical names and those extents of the wide areas in Japan), Kaiyō Jōhōbu Gihō, Vol. 27, 2009.online edition
nanpō, islands, coordinates, 0000, 0000, 0000, 0000the, 南方諸島, nanpō, shotō, collective, term, groups, islands, that, located, south, japanese, archipelago, micronesia, they, extend, from, peninsula, west, tokyo, southward, about, within, mariana, islands, admi. Coordinates 28 00 00 N 141 00 00 E 28 0000 N 141 0000 E 28 0000 141 0000The Nanpō Islands 南方諸島 Nanpō Shotō is a collective term for the groups of islands that are located to the south of the Japanese archipelago in Micronesia They extend from the Izu Peninsula west of Tokyo Bay southward for about 1 200 km 750 mi to within 500 km 310 mi of the Mariana Islands The Nanpō Islands are all administered by Tokyo Metropolis Nanpō Islands The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Japan Coast Guard defines the Nanpō Shotō as follows 1 Nanpō Shotō Nanpō Islands Izu Shotō Izu Islands Ogasawara Guntō Bonin Islands Mukojima Rettō Chichijima Rettō Hahajima Rettō Kazan Rettō Volcano Islands Kita Iwo Jima North Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Minami Iwo Jima South Iwo Jima Nishinoshima Okinotorishima MinamitorishimaThe Geospatial Information Authority of Japan a government agency that is responsible for standardization of place names does not use the term Nanpō Shotō although it has agreed with the Japan Coast Guard over the names and extents of the subgroups of the Nanpō Shotō 1 The Japanese claim to have discovered the islands in 1593 however many of the islands were known by the Spanish sailors that went from Philippines to New Spain since Bernardo de la Torre s voyage in 1543 while the British claimed the islands in 1827 However archeological evidence has since revealed that some of the islands were prehistorically inhabited by members of an unknown Micronesian ethnicity 2 Neither Japan nor Britain developed the Nanpō Islands although a small colony of Europeans and Americans was established at Chichi jima Japan began colonizing the islands in 1853 claimed them in 1861 then finally annexed them in 1891 as part of Tokyo Prefecture By the mid 1930s the islands were closed to foreigners and a small Imperial Japanese Navy base was established at Chichi jima 3 See also EditList of governors of the Nanpō Islands Ogasawara subtropical moist forests Ryukyu Islands Tokyo portalReferences Edit a b Ajiro Tatsuhiko and Warita Ikuo Waga kuni no kōiki na chimei oyobi sono han i ni tsuite no chōsa kenkyu The geographical names and those extents of the wide areas in Japan Kaiyō Jōhōbu Gihō Vol 27 2009 online edition 小笠原 火山 硫黄 列島の歴史 Nanpo Shoto The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Retrieved September 9 2019 This Tokyo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nanpō Islands amp oldid 1069163888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
