Iwo Jima

island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain south of the Ogasawara Islands, site of the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima
Place volcanic_island Q201633
Iwo Jima
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Iwo Jima

Summary

Iwo Jima is a volcanic island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of volcanic_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,193 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iwo Jima is located in Ogasawara Village[3].
  • Iwo Jima is located in Tokyo[4].
  • Iwo Jima is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Iwo Jima is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Iwo Jima's image is recorded as Io-jima ASTER (cropped).jpg[7].
  • Iwo Jima's instance of is recorded as volcanic island[8].
  • sulfur is named after Iwo Jima[9].
  • Iwo Jima's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530054[10].
  • Iwo Jima's GND ID is recorded as 4390271-6[11].
  • Iwo Jima's locator map image is recorded as Iwo jima location mapSagredo.png[12].
  • Iwo Jima's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh97003869[13].
  • Iwo Jima's location is recorded as Pacific Ocean[14].
  • Iwo Jima's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00647834[15].
  • Iwo Jima's part of is recorded as Volcano Islands[16].
  • Iwo Jima's Commons category is recorded as Iwo Jima[17].
  • Iwo Jima's highest point is recorded as Mount Suribachi[18].
  • Iwo Jima's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.78, 'lon': 141.32}[19].
  • Iwo Jima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017twv[20].
  • Iwo Jima's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge164823[21].
  • Iwo Jima's significant event is recorded as Battle of Iwo Jima[22].
  • Iwo Jima's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iwo Jima[23].
  • Iwo Jima's Commons gallery is recorded as 硫黄島[24].
  • Iwo Jima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+400'}[25].
  • Iwo Jima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1018'}[26].
  • Iwo Jima's population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[27].

Body

Geography

Iwo Jima is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Ogasawara Village[3], a village of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1968[30] and Tokyo[4], a metropolitan prefecture[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[34]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6]. Its part of is recorded as Volcano Islands[16].

Physical Characteristics

Iwo Jima's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.73'}[35]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+161'}[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+400'}[25], {'amount': '+1018'}[26], and {'amount': '+0'}[27].

Designation and Status

Iwo Jima's instance of is recorded as volcanic island[8].

History and Context

sulfur is named after Iwo Jima[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iwo Jima include Iwo Jima Air Base[37], an air base[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1944[40].

Why It Matters

Iwo Jima ranks in the top 4% of volcanic_island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,193 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Iwo Jima Air Base[37], an air base[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1944[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . gsi.go.jp. Retrieved . gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Iwo Jima
    Highest point Mount Suribachi
    Population
    Named after sulfur
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "IwoJima"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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