MOE home > Nature and Parks > EBSA home > Offshore Seafloor > 309 Iojima-island submarine ridge west slope
Area (km2) | 16282 |
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Maximum water depth (m) | 4338 |
Selected due to high levels for criterion 8, and selected by MARXAN software.
These are the waters of the slope on the west side of the Iwo Jima Ridge, lined with Kita Iwo Jima, Iwo Jima, and Southern Iwo Jima Islands. They are characterized by a submarine canyon that drops off deeply from the Iwo Jima Ridge and by other features.
Canyon
* This is the species list of which meet the criteria. In that matter, this list does not include all species that inhabit the individual area.