Iōjima
Iōjima, also known as Satsuma Iōjima, Satsuma-Iwo Jima or Tokara Iōjima, is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Kagoshima, Japan
- Also known as: “Iō Sima”, “Iō-shima”, “Iwō-jima”, “Satsuma Iōjima”, and “Yuō-jima”
- Historically known as: “Sulphur Island” and “Volcano Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Iō and Mishimamura Satsuma Iojima.
Mount Iō
Peak
Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Iō, also known as Mount Iwo, is an active rhyolitic lava dome on Iōjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Mishima. The mountain is made up of non-alkali felsic rock and pyroclasitic flows.
Mishimamura Satsuma Iojima
Aerodrome
Photo: ブルーノ・, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mishimamura Satsuma Iōjima Airport is a private airfield located on Iōjima, an island within Mishima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Iōjima
- Categories: ōaza, volcanic island, and landform
- Location: Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Iōjima” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ইয়োজিমা”
- Cebuano: “Iō-jima (pulo sa Hapon)”
- Cebuano: “Iō-jima”
- Chinese: “硫磺岛”
- Chinese: “硫磺島”
- Czech: “Iódžima”
- Dutch: “Iōjima”
- French: “Iō-jima”
- French: “Iojima”
- French: “Iōjima”
- French: “Satsuma Iōjima”
- German: “Iōjima”
- Italian: “Iōjima”
- Japanese: “硫黄島”
- Japanese: “薩摩硫黄島”
- Spanish: “Iōjima”
- Swedish: “Io-jima”
- Swedish: “Iō-jima”
- Swedish: “Io-shima”
- Swedish: “Iojima”
- Swedish: “Iōjima”
- Ukrainian: “Іоджіма”
- Ukrainian: “Іодзіма”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Yahazu and Iōjima Kō.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iōjima”. Photo: 名古屋太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0.