Sakishima Islands
geographical name
Sa·ki·shi·ma Islands
| \ ˌsä-kē-ˈshē-mä
, sä-ˈkē-shē-mä\
, sä-ˈkē-shē-mä\
Definition of Sakishima Islands
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)