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Japan ‘Finds’ 7,000 Islands It Didn’t Even Know It Had

LUCKY FIND

A survey using the latest mapping technology more than doubles the number of known islands in Japanese waters.

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
Yonaha Maehama Beach on Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, April 22, 2022.
Issei Kato/Reuters
Philippe Naughton

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