Dixie (AD 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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- ' .i - i .4?-?s- ' . -: sv IS THIS THE PLACE?... OKINAWA, one of the larger islands of the Nansei Shoto (Ryukyu Island in English; islands. The population of these islands is over 678,000 people. The main crops produced here are sweet potatoes and sugar cane. Three fourths of the inhabitants are fishermen or farmers. The Island of Okinawa is one of 108 islands making up the Ryukyu Islands group. Some of the islands are no longer than a house, not large enough to be inhabited. The three main island groups other than Okinawa are Amami O-Shima to the north, and Yaeyama and Miyako to the south. The Island of Okinawa is 67 miles in length and varies in width from 3 to 20 miles, with to the terrain varying greatly between north and south. Southern Okinawa consists of rolling hills broken occasionally by ravines and valleys. Northern Okinawa is much more rugged and beautiful. There the hills rise more than a thousand feet and are much more wooded. The capital of Okinawa, NAHA, is located on the west side of the Island. Buckner Bay is located on the southeast side of Okinawa. Probably the most popular site to be seen in Okinawa is The Tea House of the August Moon of which so many have heard. I « ■ ' I ' : -H %.«. H AND WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED, THERE WE WERE... HUP, TWO, THREE, FOUR. ..NAVY STYLE