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Iwo Jima
, known in English as
Iwo Jima
( ), is an island of the
Japanese
Volcano Islands
chain south of the
Ogasawara Islands
and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago also known as the
Bonin Islands
. The island of 21 km
2
(8 square miles) is south of mainland
Tokyo
and is administered as part of
Ogasawara
, one of the eight villages of Tokyo (though it is uninhabited). It is famous as the setting of the February–March 1945
Battle of Iwo Jima
between the
United States
and elements of the
British Pacific Fleet
versus the
Empire of Japan
during
World War II
. The island grew in recognition in the west when the iconic photograph
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
was taken on
Mount Suribachi
, the highest point at 160 metres (528 feet), during the battle by
Associated Press
photographer
Joe Rosenthal
. The U.S.
occupied
Iwo Jima until 1968 when it was returned to Japan.
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