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Miyako Islands

Group of islands in Japan
The Miyako Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, belonging to the Ryukyu Islands. They are situated between Okinawa Island and the Yaeyama Islands. In the early 1870s, the population of the islands was estimated to number... Wikipedia
Area: 87.34 mi²
Adjacent to: East China Sea
Archipelago: Sakishima Islands
Ethnic groups: Ryukyuan, Japanese
Location: Pacific Ocean
Major islands: Miyako Island, Irabu Island, Tarama Island
Population: 55,522 (January 2018)