HERITAGE RECORD · 662

Yakushima

屋久岛

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest that is unique in this region.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ242176 ↗

Area504.29 ha

Administrative areaQ1350724

WikipediaYakushima ↗

Chinese Wikipedia屋久島 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

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