Shiretoko 知床
Inscribed 2005NaturalHokkaido
The Shiretoko Peninsula in north-east Hokkaido and its surrounding sea form one of Japan's richest ecosystems. Drift ice reaches here in winter — the lowest latitude in the Northern Hemisphere — feeding food webs that sustain salmon, Steller's sea eagles, Blakiston's fish owls, bears, seals and whales.
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| Inscribed | 2005 (UNESCO World Heritage List) |
|---|---|
| Criteria | (ix), (x) — Natural |
| Prefectures | Hokkaido |
| UNESCO listing | whc.unesco.org — ref. 1193 |
| Coordinates | 43.93333, 144.95000 · Open in Google Maps |
Planning a visit
Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.
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Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).
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