Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima (Japanese ??? I?t?, or I?jima, meaning "sulfur island") is a volcanic island in Japan, part of the Volcano Islands (also known as the Ogasawara Islands), approximately 650 nautical miles (1200 km) south of Tokyo (24.78?N, 141.32?E). It has an approximate area of 8 square miles (21 km2). The most prominent feature of the island is Mount Suribachi, a volcano which is thought to be dormant or extinct, and which is 546 feet (166 m) in height.

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The island was uninhabited until the 1800's. Japan colonized it, and by 1943, a settlement of almost 1,100 Japanese civilians existed on the island. Most of these were either employed at a sugar mill located in the northeastern portion of the island, or at a sulphur mine and refinery located in the same general area. The inhabitants of Iwo Jima lived in five settlements, scattered over the northern half of the island. The northernmost of these settlements was Kita, located in the north-central part of Iwo (iwo means "sulfur", shima/jima means "island"). The village of Nishi was situated in the northwestern part of the island, while Motoyama, the largest built-up area on Iwo, was located in close proximity to the sulphur mine and refinery. The remaining two villages, Higashi and Minami, were located in the northeastern part of the island.

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