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词条 Volcano Islands
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  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. References

  4. See also

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}}{{double image|right|Kita-ioto.jpg|180|Kitaiojima.png|180|Kita Iwo Jima}}{{double image|right|Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.jpg|180|Iwo Jima.png|180|Iwo Jima}}{{double image|right|Minami-ioto.jpg|180|Minamiiojima.png|180|Minami Iwo Jima}}

The {{Nihongo|Volcano Islands|火山列島|Kazan Rettō}} or {{nihongo|Iwo Islands|硫黄列島|Iō-rettō}} are a group of three Japanese islands south of the Bonin Islands that belong to the municipality of Ogasawara, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.[1] The islands are all active volcanoes lying atop an island arc that stretches south to the Marianas. They have an area of {{convert|32.55|km2|mi2}}, and a population of 380.

Geography

The Volcano Islands are:

  • {{Nihongo|Kita Iwo Jima|北硫黄島|Kita-Iō-jima / Kita-Iō-tō|extra=literally North Sulphur Island}}, {{convert|5.57|km2|mi2}}, {{Convert|792|m|ft}} (Sakaki-ga-mine)
  • {{Nihongo|Iwo Jima|硫黄島|Iō-jima / Iō-tō|extra=literally Sulphur Island}}, {{convert|20.60|km2|mi2}}, {{Convert|166|m|ft}} (Suribachi-yama)
  • {{Nihongo|Minami Iwo Jima|南硫黄島|Minami-Iō-jima / Minami-Iō-tō|extra=literally South Sulphur Island}} {{convert|3.54|km2|mi2}}, {{Convert|916|m|ft}}

Farther north but in the same volcanic arc is:

  • {{Nihongo|Nishino-shima|西之島|extra=literally Western Island}}, {{Convert|38|m|ft}}[1]

There is a Japan Self-Defense Forces air base on Iwo Jima with a staff of 380. It is located in the village of Minami (Iwo Jima village). Other than that, the islands are uninhabited.

History

The first recorded sighting by Europeans was in October 1543 by Spanish navigator Bernardo de la Torre on board of carrack San Juan de Letrán when trying to return from Sarangani to New Spain.[4] Iwo Jima was charted as Sufre, the old Spanish term for sulphur.

The islands were uninhabited until 1889, when the two northern islands were settled by Japanese settlers from the Izu Islands. They were annexed by Japan in 1891.[1]

The population was about 1,100 in 1939, distributed among five settlements: Higashi, Minami, Nishi, Kita and Motoyama (meaning "East", "South", "West", "North" and "Mountain of Origin", or central mountain) on Iwo Jima; and two settlements on Kita Iwo Jima: Ishino-mura ("Ishino village"; Ishino is a surname) and Nishi-mura ("West village"). The municipal administration office was located in Higashi until 1940, when the municipality was integrated into the administration of Ogasawara, Tokyo.

Iwo Jima was the site of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, and the island group came under the United States administration. The Volcano Islands were returned to Japanese administration in 1968.[1]

References

1. ^Brand, Donald D. The Pacific Basin: A History of its Geographical Explorations The American Geographical Society (New York, 1967) p.123.
2. ^{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) |title=火山列島 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |accessdate=2013-10-09 |year=2013 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |trans-title=Volcano Islands |oclc=153301537 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archivedate=August 25, 2007 }}
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See also

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  • Nanpō Islands
  • Geography of Japan

6 : Bonin Islands|Izu-Bonin volcanic arc|Archipelagoes of Japan|Volcano Islands|Islands of Tokyo|Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean

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