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]
History[change | change source]
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]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ring, Trudy et al. (1994). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania, p. 379.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Iwo Jima at Wikimedia Commons
