Iwojima

Iwo Jima

Native name: 硫黄島 Nickname: Lo-to, Iwo To
Landsat photo of Iwo Jima (Iōtō), c.. 1999. Mount Suribachi is in the lower left hand corner.
Iwo Jima
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	24°47′N 141°19′E / 24.783°N 141.317°E / 24.783; 141.317
Archipelago	Volcano Islands
Area	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Highest point	Mount Suribachi
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Tokyo
Subprefecture	Ogasawara Subprefecture
Village	Ogasawara
Demographics
Population	No native population (military personnel only)

Iwo To (硫黄島, Iō-tō, "sulfur island"), known in English as Iwo Jima (/ˌiːwoʊˈdʒiːmə,ˌiːwə-/ listen ), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands and is south of the Ogasawara Islands. Together with other islands they form the Ogasawara Archipelago, also known as the Bonin Islands. Iwo Jima is south of Tokyo and is one of Tokyo's eight villages. Iwo Jima is populated by global military forces only. No civilians live on Iwo Jima. The island of Iwo Jima was the location of the Battle of Iwo Jima between February 1945–March 1945. The island became globally recognized when Joe Rosenthal, who worked for the Associated Press at the time, published his photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima which was photographed on Mount Suribachi. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at 160 meters (528 feet). The U.S. military occupied Iwo Jima until 1968, when it was returned to the Japanese government and Japanese peoples.