Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide Page: 3
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NANSEI $HOTO
There's no use giving you a sightseer's
guide to the Nansei Shoto, because after the
navy and the air forces have blasted the way for
a landing on those islands, they just won't look
the same.
But since the islands themselves will still
be there, and most of the people, the more you
can find out about the people and how they live,
the safer and more comfortable you'll be.
Nansei unvane "southwestern." Shoto means
"islands," A quick look at the map will explain
the name. Another look will explain why they
important to us.
The Nansei Islands curve like a snagge-
tooth bear trap from Formosa to Japan. Yonakuni
farthest south, is only 60 miles from Formosa
Tanega Shima, farthest north, almost touches th
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Special Publications Branch. Nansei Shoto Ryuku Islands-Loochoo Islands: A Pocket Guide, pamphlet, [1941..1946]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1677274/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.