Yonaguni Monument - Wikipedia
The Yonaguni Monument (Japanese: 与那国島海底地形, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei, lit. 'Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography'), also known as the Yonaguni (Island) Submarine Ruins (与那国（島）海底遺跡, Yonaguni (-jima) Kaitei Iseki), is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan.
Yonaguni - Wikipedia
Yonaguni (Japanese: 与那国島, Hepburn: Yonaguni-jima, Yonaguni: Dunan-chima, older Juni-shima; [2] Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, [3] lying 108 kilometers (58 nmi; 67 mi) from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
Japan's mysterious underwater 'city' - BBC
Mar 11, 2021 · Known today as the Yonaguni Monument, this massive 50m-long-by-20m-wide behemoth is one of the world’s most unusual underwater sites. Nicknamed "Japan’s Atlantis", the rectangular, stacked...
Japan's Ancient Underwater "Pyramid" Mystifies Scholars
Sep 18, 2007 · Submerged stone structures lying just below the waters off Yonaguni Jima are actually the ruins of a Japanese Atlantis—an ancient city sunk by an earthquake about 2,000 years ago.
Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei (Yonaguni Monument) - Atlas
Jun 4, 2013 · The Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei, literally translated as "Yonaguni Island Submarine Topography," is an underwater mystery off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
Yonaguni Monument | Definition, Theories, & Facts | Britannica
Yonaguni Monument, underwater rock structure that was discovered in the mid-1980s near Yonaguni Island, Japan. While some believe the ziggurat -like formation is from an ancient city, others argue that it was naturally created.
Yonaguni Underwater Ruins | Travel Japan - Japan National …
Take a boat out from the southeast side of Yonaguni Island and dive down into the shallow waters. What you discover there could be one of the wonders of the natural world. Or perhaps the remains of a lost civilization.
Yonaguni Monument: Uncovering the Mystery of the Sunken City
Apr 12, 2023 · The Yonaguni Monument is a submerged rock formation located off the coast of Yonaguni Island, the southernmost island of the Ryukyu archipelago in Japan. The structure is made up of a series of large, flat rocks that rise up from the ocean floor to …
Yonaguni Island (Yonagunijima) - Yaeyama Islands Travel - japan-guide.com
Yonaguni Island (与那国島, Yonaguni-jima) is the westernmost island of Japan. It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and is a part of the Yaeyama Islands. The small island has a circumference of about 30 kilometers and a population of under 2000 people.
The truth behind Japan's mysterious 'Atlantis' - BBC
Beneath the coastal waters of the Japanese island of Yonaguni lies a series of mysterious rock formations. Since its discovery nearly 35 years ago, the strangely symmetrical shapes and...