Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima (硫黄島, meaning "sulfur island"), also known as Iō-tō,[1] is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Volcano Islands. It is south of the Bonin Islands. It is 650 nautical miles (750 mi; 1,200 km) south of mainland Tokyo.[2]

Map shows Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean

History

The first recorded mention of Iwo Jima was in 1673.[2]

It was claimed by the Empire of Japan in 1861.[2]

The island is best known as the focus of the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.[2]

References
  1. 地名等の統一に関する連絡協議会　硫黄島の呼称を「いおうじま」から「いおうとう」へ変更 at Geographical Survey Institute of Japan Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese); Retreived 2013-4-27.
  2. Ring, Trudy et al. (1994). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania, p. 379.

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