Iwo Jima Original Photograph

Iwo Jima, officially romanized and pronounced Iōtō, is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands. Although 1,200 km south of Tokyo on Honshu, Iwo Jima is administered as part of the Ogasawara Subp…
Iwo Jima, officially romanized and pronounced Iōtō, is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands. Although 1,200 km south of Tokyo on Honshu, Iwo Jima is administered as part of the Ogasawara Subprefecture of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
  • Location: Pacific Ocean
  • Population: No native population (military personnel only)
  • Archipelago: Volcano Islands
  • Area: 29.86 km² (11.53 sq mi)
  • Highest elevation: 172 m (564 ft)
  • Highest point: Mount Suribachi
  • Prefecture: Tokyo

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