Sakishima Islands

geographical name

Sa·​ki·​shi·​ma Islands ˌsä-kē-ˈshē-mä 

sä-ˈkē-shē-mä

island group of Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands off the east coast of northern Taiwan that was occupied 1945–72 by the U.S. area 343 square miles (888 square kilometers)