Miyajima
- Country:Japan
- Site number:2056
- Area:142 ha
- Designation date:03-07-2012
- Coordinates:34°14'N 132°16'E
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Overview
Miyajima. 03/07/12; Hiroshima; 142 ha; 34°14'34"N 132°16'09"E. National Park, UNESCO World Heritage site. A natural coastal wetland consisting of sandy shores and intertidal marshes on Miyajima Island within the Seto Inland Sea National Park in the northwestern part of Hiroshima Bay. The site is well conserved compared to other parts of the coast along the Seto inland sea that have already been lost due to bank protection work. Spring water from Mount Misen mixes with the inflow of seawater to form brackish tidal marshes that provide an ideal habitat for the vulnerable Orthetrum poecilops miyajimaensis, a subspecies of the IUCN red-listed Mangrove skimmer Orthetrum poecilop. Miyajima is the only site in the world where this subspecies has been recorded. The wetland lies within the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine World Heritage site. Ramsar Site no. 2056. Most recent RIS information: 2012.
Administrative region:
Hiroshima Prefecture
- Global international designation:
- World Heritage site
- National legal designation:
- National Park Class 1 Specia Zone
- Special Historical Sites, Special Places of Scenic Beauty
- Last publication date:03-07-2012