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| {{See|Okinawa Prefecture#Geography}} | |||
| {{nihongo|'''Ryūkyū Shotō'''|琉球諸島|Ryūkyū-shotō}} is a ] refers to the islands of ] under administration of ]. | |||
| The Okinawa Prefecture is an ] ]. | |||
| ==Major islands== | |||
| {{See|List of islands of Japan#琉球諸島{{!}}List of all Ryūkyū Shotō islands}} | |||
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| The set of islands belonging to the prefecture is called Ryūkyū Shotō (琉球諸島). Okinawa's inhabited islands are typically divided into three geographical archipelagos. From northeast to southwest: | |||
| * {{Nihongo|]|沖縄諸島|Okinawa Shotō}} | |||
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| ==Geology== | |||
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| The island is largely composed of ], and rainwater filtering through that coral has given the island many ]s, which played an important role in the ]. Gyokusendo<ref></ref> is an extensive ] in the southern part of Okinawa's main island. | |||
| ==Climate== | |||
| The island experiences temperatures above {{convert|20|C}} for most of the year. Okinawa and the many islands that make up the prefecture contains some of the most abundant coral reefs found in the world.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Rare blue corals are found off of Ishigaki and Miyako islands as are numerous species throughout the chain.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| {{Okinawa-geo-stub}} | |||
| {{Japan-stub}} | |||
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