Mount Suribachi

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geographical feature stratovolcano volcanic mountain

Mount Suribachi is a volcanic peak on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, historically famous as the site where U.S. Marines raised the American flag during World War II, an event immortalized in an iconic photograph.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → stratovolcano → volcanic mountain →
access	restricted military island →
associatedWithOrganization	United States Marine Corps →
associatedWithPerson	Joe Rosenthal →
battleDateContext	February–March 1945 →
capturedBy	United States Marine Corps →
commemoratedBy	United States Marine Corps War Memorial →
controlledByDuringWWII	Imperial Japanese Army →
country	Japan →
currentUse	Japanese Self-Defense Forces facilities vicinity →
elevation	169 meters → 554 feet →
eventLocation	World War II Battle of Iwo Jima → first flag-raising on Iwo Jima → second flag-raising on Iwo Jima →
flagRaisedBy	U.S. Marines →
formedBy	subduction-related volcanism →
geologicalType	andesitic volcano →
hasCoordinateLatitude	24.756 →
hasCoordinateLongitude	141.290 →
hasFortifications	Japanese defensive positions in WWII →
hasMilitaryTunnels	yes →
immortalizedIn	photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →
islandPosition	southern tip of Iwo Jima →
lastEruption	1945 →
locatedIn	Ogasawara Islands → Pacific Ocean → Tokyo Metropolis → Volcano Islands →
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time →
locatedOnIsland	Iwo Jima →
mountainRange	Volcano Islands arc →
nameLanguage	Japanese →
nameMeaning	grinding-bowl mountain →
nativeName	摺鉢山 →
nativeNameLanguage	ja →
notableFor	Battle of Iwo Jima → site of U.S. flag-raising in World War II →
partOf	Iwo Jima → Volcano Islands, Japan →
strategicImportance	commanding view of Iwo Jima airfields → key objective during Battle of Iwo Jima →
symbolizes	American military sacrifice in World War II → U.S. victory in the Pacific War →
volcanicArcOrBelt	Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →	depicts
Iwo Jima →	highestPoint
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography →	locationDepicted
Battle of Iwo Jima →	notableLocation
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →	placeOfCreation