Ryukyu Islands

Ryukyu Islands is an archipelago in , , and has an elevation of around 1,940 metres. Ryukyu Islands is situated near the quarter , as well as near .
  • Archipelago
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,940 metres (6,350 feet)
  • Description: group of islands under Japanese control, consisting of the Sakishima Islands, the Okinawa Islands and sometimes the Amami Islands
  • Also known as
    “Further Isles”
    “Great Luchu”
    “Greater Loo Choo Islands”
    “Liu-chiu Islands”
    “Liu-kiu Inseln”
    “Liukiu”
    “Liuqiu”
    “Liuqiu I.”
    “Liuqiu Islands”
    “Loo Choo I.”
    “Loo Choo Islands”
    “Lu-chew”
    “Lu-chew I.”
    “Lu-chew Islands”
    “Luchu”
    “Luchu Islands”
    “Lutschu”
    “Nansei Islands”
    “Nansei Schoto”
    “Nansei-rettō”
    “Nansei-shotō”
    “Ryūkyū”
    “Ryukyu Archipelago”
    “Ryukyu I.”
    “Ryūkyū Island Archipelago”
    “Ryūkyū-rettō”
    “Ryūkyū-shotō”
    “Ryukyus”
    “Satsunan-shotō”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Places in the Area

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is a village located in , , Japan.
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Latitude
26.52° or 26° 31′ 12″ north
Longitude
128.053° or 128° 3′ 11″ east
Open location code
7QRCG393+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = archipelago
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Ryukyu Islands” goes by many names.
Ryukyu-eilandeAfrikaans
Ishujt RyukyuAlbanian
جزر ريوكيوArabic
ՌյուկյուArmenian
Islles NanseiAsturian
Islles RyūkyūAsturian
RyūkyūAsturian
Ryukyu adalarıAzerbaijani
Ryukyu uharteakBasque
Астравы РукюBelarusian
РукюBelarusian
RyūkyūBosnian
Inizi RyūkyūBreton
РюкюBulgarian
Illes RyūkyūCatalan
RyūkyūCatalan
Ryukyu IslandsCebuano
دوورگەکانی ڕیووکیووCentral Kurdish
琉球諸島Central Okinawan
琉球群岛Chinese
琉球群島Chinese
Ryū KyūCroatian
RjúkjúCzech
RyukyuøerneDanish
Riukiu-eilandenDutch
Rjukju-insularoEsperanto
RiukiusaaretFinnish
Illas RyukyuGalician
რიუკიუGeorgian
Νήσοι Ρίου ΚίουGreek
Ρίου ΚίουGreek
Liû-khiû Khiùn-tóHakka Chinese
Mokupuni o Liu KiuHawaiian
איי ריוקיוHebrew
रयुक्यु द्वीपसमूहHindi
Rjúkjú-szigetekHungarian
Ryukyu-eyjarIcelandic
Is-isla ti RyukyuIloko
Kepulauan RyukyuIndonesian
RyūkyūItalian
琉球諸島Japanese
РюкюKirghiz
류큐 제도Korean
Rjūkjū salasLatvian
琉球諸島Literary Chinese
Riūkiū salosLithuanian
Kepulauan RyukyuMalay
کڤولاوان ريوکيوMalay
Liù-giùMin Dong Chinese
Liû-khiû Kûn-tóMin Nan Chinese
LiukiuøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
RiukiuøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
Ryūkyū-øyeneNorwegian Bokmål
RyukyuøyeneNorwegian Nynorsk
RyukyuOccitan (post 1500)
Riuciu ĪegaOld English (ca. 450-1100)
РюкюOssetian
Ryūkyū IslandsPampanga
جزایر ریوکیوPersian
RiukiuPolish
Wyspy RiukiuPolish
Insulele RyukyuRomanian
Люучюу ольтирогRussia Buriat
Ликейские островаRussian
Лиу-КиуRussian
Острова РюкюRussian
Рю-КюRussian
Liwkiw 琉球Sakizaya
Ryukyu IslandsScots
РјукјуSerbian
RyukyuSerbo-Croatian
Zvitsuwa zve RyukyuShona
RjúkjuSlovak
otočje RjukjuSlovenian
otoki RjukjuSlovenian
RyukyuöarnaSwedish
Kapuluan ng RyukyuTagalog
இயுக்யூ தீவுகள்Tamil
Рүкү утрауларыTatar
หมู่เกาะรีวกีวThai
Ryukyu AdalarıTurkish
Острови РюкюUkrainian
جزائر ریوکیوUrdu
RyukyuUzbek
quần đảo RyukyuVietnamese
Kapuropod-an RyukyuWaray (Philippines)
Ynysoedd Loo ChooWelsh
Ynysoedd RiwciwWelsh
Ynysoedd RyūkyūWelsh
Rjûkjû-eilannenWestern Frisian
琉球群岛Wu Chinese
琉球Yue Chinese

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