南なん西せい諸しょ島とう

noun

Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands

Geographical term for the island chain stretching from southwestern Kyushu to near Taiwan. Often used interchangeably with 琉球諸島, though some definitions distinguish the two.

See also: 琉球諸島

• 南なん西せい諸しょ島とうは美うつくしい海うみに囲かこまれている。

  The Nansei Islands are surrounded by beautiful seas.

• 南なん西せい諸しょ島とうには多おおくの固こ有ゆう種しゅが生せい息そくしている。

  Many endemic species inhabit the Nansei Islands.