Japan / Tohoku Region /
JP043Sanganjima islet
Site Description
Coastline; Forest
The site is an uninhabited islet located about 2 km off shore of Cape Oide in Hakozaki Peninsula, Iwate Prefecture. High cliffs and sand beaches are around the islet, and there are several islets in various sizes in the nearby sea. A mature forest of Machilus tunbergii, a southern lineage tree, covers all over the islet. Bare ground appears in Machilus tunbergii forests where Aesculus turbinata, Quercus crispula and Ligustrum ovalifolium mix together. Pseudosasa japonica widely covers the ridge where Reynoutria sachalinensis, Euonymus fortunei and Artemisia indica var. maximowiczii also occur.
Area & Coordinates
25ha 39°18′N 141°59′E
region: Tohoku
Category
A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Designation Type
Wildlife Protection Area (government), National Monument
Protection Status
Protected
Conservation issues
- Aquaculture/fisheries
- Recreation/tourism
- Consequences of animal/plants/ introductions
- Other
Birds
Breeding resident
Phalacrocorax capillatus, Larus crassirostris, Falco peregrinus, Milvus migrans, Monticola solitarius
Breeding visitor
Oceanodroma castro, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Pandion haliaetus, Apus pacificus, Oceanodroma monorhis, , Calonectris leucomelas, Larus schistisagus
Winter visitor
Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Melanitta nigra, Histrionicus histrionicus, Haliaeetus pelagicus, Haliaeetus albicilla
Image
©SEKIKAWA Minoru
