Iō-tō
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Iō-tō is a volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara archipelago, historically known as Iwo Jima and famous as the site of a major World War II battle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Tokyo Metropolitan Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 21 km² ⓘ |
| battleEndDate | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| battleOccurredOn | Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleStartDate | 1945-02-19 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States forces in 1945 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| elevation | 169 m ⓘ |
| formerName |
Iwo Jima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iōjima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 24.79 N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 141.32 E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mount Suribachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
airfield ⓘ black sand beaches ⓘ sulfur deposits ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Iwo Jima Memorials and cemeteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Kita Iō-tō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minami Iō-tō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway | about 2,650 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Suribachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 169 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Iwo Jima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II Pacific campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 8 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ogasawara Subprefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogasawara archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameChangeFrom | Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | restoration of traditional Japanese reading ⓘ |
| nameOfficiallyChanged | 2007 ⓘ |
| nativeName | 硫黄島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| partOf | Volcano Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | no permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Japanese sovereignty in 1968 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | airbase between Mariana Islands and Japan ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japan Self-Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +9 ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 4 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.