Danjo Islands | |
Native Name: | Danjo-guntō |
Waterbody: | East China Sea |
Major Islands: | 5 (uninhabited)[1] |
Area Km2: | 4.7 |
Elevation M: | 281 |
Country: | Japan |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Prefectures |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nagasaki Prefecture |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Gotō City |
The are a small uninhabited Japanese island group in the East China Sea situated approximately south-southwest of the Gotō Islands and administratively part of the city of Gotō, Nagasaki Prefecture.[1] The five main islands of,,, and together stretch some from north to south and cover an area of .[1] The islands, their flora, and their fauna are protected as a Natural Monument,[2] Biotic Community Protection Forest,[3] Special Wildlife Protection Area, [4] [5] and Important Bird Area.[6] [7] Birds found on the islands include the Japanese murrelet, streaked shearwater, brown booby, Ryukyu robin, Japanese wood pigeon, and Pleske's grasshopper warbler.[6]