| + | The Yaeyamas, located to the south of the Miyako Islands and north and east of [[Taiwan]], consist primarily of two main islands, [[Ishigaki]] and [[Iriomote]], surrounded by a number of smaller islands including [[Taketomi Island]], [[Kohama Island]], [[Kuroshima]], [[Hatoma Island]], and [[Hateruma Island]], plus [[Yonaguni Island]] at the far southwestern end of the Ryûkyû Island chain. |