IODP SEDIS - Thesaurus -

Ryukyu Islands
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Ryukyu Islands
NT	Okinawa
	Oshima
	Tanega-shima
UF	Nansei-shoto
	Riukiu Islands
RT	Kagoshima Japan
	Kuroshio
	Ryukyu Trench
SN	600 mile chain of islands in W Pacific Ocean between Taiwan and Kyushu. Returned to Japan from U.S. control in 1972. Includes all of Okinawa Prefecture and part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Indexed with prefectures.