数字で見る足摺宇和海国立公園（2）
84
高知県の森林面積比率。この森林面積比率は日本の都道府県で最高です。実際、土佐清水市の面積の85%は森林です。
60,000
足摺岬に生い茂るツバキの本数。ツバキは土佐清水市の市の花になっています。
20
「足摺岬の自然を守る会」が1973年の設立以来、毎月岬のツバキや他の植生の手入れをしてきた日数。
1,000
篠山の大杉の樹齢。この古代の巨木は幹の直径が6.5メートル以上あります。
34
南海トラフ巨大地震が発生した場合に土佐清水市を襲うと予想される津波の高さの最大値（メートル）。この溝状の海底地形では周期的に大地震が発生しており、津波を伴うことが多い。
20,000,000
竜串海岸は1500万前から2000万年前にかけての造構運動の結果、海底の堆積物が海面に上昇して形成されました。往時の出来事と動物の痕跡は、今も竜串の岩に見ることができます。
50,000,000
黒潮（日本海流）は日本の太平洋岸に沿って北に流れ、毎秒最大5000万トンの水を運びます。足摺宇和海国立公園の気候や環境に影響を与える重要な要因になっています。
Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park by the Numbers (2)
84
The percentage of Kochi Prefecture covered by forest. This is the most forest cover of any prefecture in Japan. Eighty-five percent of the municipality of Tosashimizu, in fact, is forest.
60,000
The number of camellia shrubs growing on Cape Ashizuri. The camellia is the official flower of the city of Tosashimizu.
20
The date on which the Cape Ashizuri Association for the Protection of Nature has been tending to the cape’s camellias and other plant life every month since its founding in 1973.
1,000
The age of a giant cryptomeria (sugi) tree on Mt. Sasayama. The trunk of this ancient giant is more than 6.5 meters in diameter.
34
The maximum height in meters of the tsunami expected to strike Tosashimizu in the event of a Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake. Powerful earthquakes occur periodically along this ocean-floor trench, often causing large tsunami.
20,000,000
The Tatsukushi coastline was formed by sediment from the ocean floor raised from the water as a result of tectonic activity 15 to 20 million years ago. Traces of events and animals from that time can still be seen in the rock at Tatsukushi.
50,000,000
The Kuroshio (Japan Current) transports up to 50 million tons of water per second as it flows north along the Pacific coast of Japan. It is one of the most important factors influencing the climate and environment of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park.
