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Ogasawara Islands Declared a World Natural Heritage Site Ogasawara Islands and their Nature (June 2010 photo)
June 24, 2011, Ogasawara Islands, Japan - A green turtle swims in the pool at Ogasawara Marine Center in this June 2010 file photo.
The Ogasawara Islands, some 1,000 km south of Tokyo, was added to UNESCO's list of World Natural Heritage sites, becoming the Japan's fourth site to receive the designation on Friday, June 24, 2011. The chain of about 30 islands, dubbed the "Galapagos of the Orient" for their unique wildlife, including an endangered bat species known as the Bonin flying fox and the black-footed albatross. (Photo by Masanori Yamanashi/AFLO) [2144] -mis-
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