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Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the　(A) 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.

　 Shiretoko is the southernmost point in the northern hemisphere where（B） covers the ocean in the winter. Long time erosion of the coastline, as well as the volcanic activities, has formed the unique landscape of precipiced cliff.

Shiretoko 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 （B）　at the lowest latitude in the northern hemisphere.

Shiretoko’s plants and animals comprise a （C）ecosystem, spanning ocean, coast, and mountain, and preserved in a primeval state representative of Hokkaido’s original flora and fauna.
In the oceans around Shiretoko, abundant　(D） support food chains that include rich marine life such as fish and marine mammals.
These（D）, vital to Shiretoko’s marine ecology, grow in ideal conditions under the（B） that fills the sea around Shiretoko each winter. Of regions that experience seasonal ice-floes, Shiretoko is located at the lowest latitude in the word.

Shiretoko was newly inscribed to the World Natural Heritage List at the World Heritage Committe's 29th session in Durban, South Africa held from Jul 10th to 17th ,（E）.
Shiretoko becomes the Japan's （F）World Natural Heritage Site, (G) addition to the Shirakami-Sanchi beech forest and the island of Yakushima, both of which were listed in 1993.