Iwo Jima

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Iwo Jima is a small volcanic island in the western Pacific Ocean, historically significant as the site of a major World War II battle between the United States and Japan.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Iwo Jima canonical 32
硫黄島 3
North Iwo Jima 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
island
volcanic island
adminDistrict Ogasawara Subprefecture
administeredBy Tokyo Metropolis
linked to: Tokyo
alsoKnownAs Iwo To
linked to: Iwo Jima

Iōjima
area about 21 square kilometers
battleBelligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
battleDate February 19, 1945 – March 26, 1945
capturedBy United States Marine Corps
climate subtropical
controlledBy Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
country Japan
countryDuringWWII Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
elevation about 169 meters
formerName Iōtō
linked to: Hahajima
geologicalType stratovolcano
hasFacility airfield
runway
hasFeature black volcanic sand beaches
steaming ground
sulfur vents
highestPoint Mount Suribachi
highestPointElevation about 169 meters
historicalEvent Battle of Iwo Jima
length about 8 kilometers
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean
memorializedIn United States Marine Corps War Memorial
film "Flags of Our Fathers"
film "Letters from Iwo Jima"
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
nameMeaning Sulfur Island
notableFor iconic flag-raising photograph on Mount Suribachi
partOf Ogasawara Islands
Volcano Islands
population uninhabited by civilians
postwarStatus returned to Japanese control in 1968
sovereignState Japan
strategicImportance airfields for US bombing raids on Japan
emergency landing site for US bombers
tectonicSetting subduction zone
usedAs military base
volcanicArc Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
linked to: Izu–Bonin Arc
width about 4 kilometers

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Battle of Iwo Jima location Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi partOf Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima alsoKnownAs Iwo To
linked to: Iwo Jima
Ogasawara Islands hasPart Iwo Jima
Operation Detachment location Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands contains Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal workLocation Iwo Jima
Izu–Bonin Arc hasPart Iwo Jima
USS Nevada participatedInBattle Iwo Jima
subject linked to: BB-36
摺鉢山 所在島 硫黄島
linked to: Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima narrativeLocation Iwo Jima
subject linked to: film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
栗林忠道 死亡地 硫黄島
linked to: Iwo Jima
栗林忠道 関連する島 硫黄島
linked to: Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima alsoKnownAs North Iwo Jima
linked to: Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima locatedNorthOf Iwo Jima
Ogasawara, Tokyo includesIsland Iwo Jima
subject linked to: village of Ogasawara, Tokyo
Iōjima alsoKnownAs Iwo Jima
Kita Iōtō formerName North Iwo Jima
linked to: Iwo Jima
Sulfur Island EnglishNameOf Iwo Jima
Iōtō historicalName Iwo Jima
Nanpō Islands contains Iwo Jima
John Basilone placeOfDeath Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands
linked to: Iwo Jima