Pelagic/ReefPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Ogasawara Islands

Japan · Bonin Islands

Near Ogasawara

Profundidad: 5–30 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterMay-November

Thirty islands covering some 8,000 hectares that were never joined to a continent. That isolation produced evolutionary processes of their own, which are the reason for the inscription. The water is exceptionally clear.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

May-November

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

150 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
May-November
Approx. price
150 USD / dive
Nearby park (4 km away)Ogasawara

Protection status

Parque Nacional de Ogasawara (1972); los componentes del bien están protegidos como Área Silvestre, Parque Nacional, Área Nacional de Protección de Fauna, Reserva de Ecosistema Forestal y Monumento Natural

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Ogasawara, inscritas en 2011 como bien natural)

Did you know

Se las conoce también como islas Bonin, una corrupción de 'munin', que en japonés significa 'deshabitadas'. Volvieron a administración japonesa en 1968, tras la ocupación estadounidense. La bioseguridad es un problema real: las especies invasoras, y no la presión turística, son la principal amenaza del bien.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Yonaguni Monument / Ogasawara National Park); Japan National Tourism Organization; IUCN World Heritage Outlook; Atlas Obscura; enjyu-japan.travel

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

59 species documented in Ogasawara Islands

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Ecosystem

ArrecifeGrandes pelágicos

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