Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Yakushima

Also from Palau issued in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of UNESCO.

Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting point of the palearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a very rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest, unique in the region.

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