知床半島位於北海道東北部，是流冰到達北半球緯度最低的地方，受洋流和流冰影響，生産性高的海洋生態系與原生林支撐的陸地生態系相互作用，孕育了知床的生物多樣性。知床是大型動物的重要棲息地和繁殖地，例如棕熊和蝦夷鹿、極度瀕危的魚鴞 (CR) 和稀有物種知床紫羅蘭，知床周圍的海域也是許多海鳥的繁殖和越冬地，也是虎頭海獅和鯨魚等海洋哺乳動物的重要棲息地 Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the north-east of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The site includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to its tip (Shiretoko Cape) and the surrounding marine area. It provides an outstanding example of the interaction of marine and terrestrial ecosystems as well as extraordinary ecosystem productivity, largely influenced by the formation of seasonal sea ice at the lowest latitude in the northern hemisphere. It has particular importance for a number of marine and terrestrial species, some of them endangered and endemic, such as Blackiston’s fish owl and the Viola kitamiana plant. The site is globally important for threatened seabirds and migratory birds, a number of salmonid species, and for marine mammals including Steller’s sea lion and some cetacean species.
知床半島位於日本最北部的島嶼北海道的東北部，包括半島中部到其頂端 (知床岬) 的陸地部分和周圍海域。它是北半球低緯度地區受季節性海冰形成極大影響的海洋和陸地生態系統以及生態系統生產力相互作用的突出典範。對許多海洋性和陸地物種具有特別的重要意義，這些物種中，有些是瀕危和地方性的，例如毛腿漁鴞和知床堇植物。對於受到威脅的海鳥、候鳥、大量鮭類物種及包括北海獅和某些鯨類在內的海洋哺乳動物而言，知床半島在全球具有重要意義。知床半島是日本北海道東北部的一個半島，突出於鄂霍次克海。1964 年，成為知床國立公園，在 2005 年 7 月 14 日於南非召開的第29屆世界自然遺產會議中，決定把知床半島列為世界自然遺產，並於 2005 年 7 月 17 日以 “位於北半球，並且能夠看見浮冰的最南地區之一” 正式登錄 Shiretoko Peninsula (知床半島, Shiretoko-hantō) is located on the easternmost portion of the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, protruding into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is separated from Kunashir Island, which is now occupied by Russia, by the Nemuro Strait. The name Shiretoko is derived from the Ainu word sir etok, meaning “the end of the Earth”[1] or “the place where the Earth protrudes”. The towns of Rausu and Shari are found on the peninsula. The Shiretoko Peninsula was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, in recognition of the peninsula being the southernmost point where sea ice usually forms in the Northern Hemisphere.
參考文獻 References
- 『Shiretoko』UNESO
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1193
- 維基百科，自由的百科全書 – 知床半島