Iōjima
E149271
Iōjima, more widely known as Iwo Jima, is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous as the site of a major World War II battle between Japan and the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iōjima canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality of Japan
ⓘ
island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iwo Jima
ⓘ
Iō-tō ⓘ Sulfur Island ⓘ
surface form:
硫黄島
|
| area |
about 21 square kilometres
ⓘ
about 8.1 square miles ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States Armed Forces in 1945 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Imperial Japanese Army in 1945 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 1200 kilometres south of Tokyo
ⓘ
about 1250 kilometres from Okinawa ⓘ about 750 miles south of Tokyo ⓘ |
| elevation |
169 metres
ⓘ
554 feet ⓘ |
| eventDate | Battle of Iwo Jima 1945 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| famousFor | Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| formerName | Iōjima self-link ⓘ |
| geologicalType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mount Suribachi
ⓘ
active volcano ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Iwo Jima Memorials in Japan and the United States ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Iwo Jima Air Base ⓘ |
| hasUse | military base ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Suribachi ⓘ |
| involvedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ Ogasawara Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Ogasawara Archipelago
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Philippine Sea ⓘ Volcano Islands ⓘ |
| nameChangedTo | Iō-tō in 2007 ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sulfur Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ogasawara Subprefecture
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
|
| population | no permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | airfields for operations against Japan ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
surface form:
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph
|
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.