西表島

Key facts

Location

Bordering the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea , southwest of mainland Japan and east of Taiwan

Archipelago

Yaeyama Islands

Area

289.27 km (111.69 sq mi)

Coastline

130.0 km (80.78 mi)

Highest elevation

469.5 m (1540.4 ft)

Highest point

Mt. Komi ( 古見岳 , Komi-dake )

Prefecture

Okinawa Prefecture

Town

Taketomi, Okinawa

Population

2,347 (2005)

Ethnic groups

Ryukyuan , Japanese

Part of

Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island

Criteria

Natural: x