Senkaku Islands

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/senkaku-islands

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1. How many people live in Senkaku Islands?Uninhabited
2. How big is Senkaku Islands?Approximately 7 square kilometers (2.7 square miles)
3. What is the administered by?Japan (as part of Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture)
4. What is the claimants?Japan, China (as Diaoyu Islands), Taiwan (as Diaoyutai Islands)
5. What are the Senkaku Islands and where are they located?The Senkaku Islands are a small group of rocky islets in the East China Sea. Japan says they belong to Japan, and the islands lie near Taiwan, China, and Okinawa. They are close to busy shipping lanes and may have oil and gas.
6. Why do Japan, China, and Taiwan all want to control the Senkaku Islands?Each country believes the islands belong to them because of history and treaties. China says it discovered them in the 14th century. Japan says it added them in 1895 after a war, and Taiwan also claims them as Diaoyutai.

Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.
Archipelago: A group or chain of islands.
Sovereignty: Supreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.