Iejima Island
Iejima, previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island within Ryukyu Islands
- Also known as: “Ie Island”, “Ie Jima”, “Ie Shima”, “Ie Sima”, “Iejima”, “Ieshima”, “Ii-jima”, “Ii-shima”, “Jye Shima”, “Le-shima”, and “Peanut Island”
- Historically known as: “Iye Shima”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iejima Airport and Mount Gusuku.
Iejima Airport
Aerodrome
Iejima Airport is located on the island of Iejima in Ie, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The runways were part of the Ie Shima Airfield complex built during World War II.
Mount Gusuku
Peak
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Gusuku is a mountain on the island of Iejima, northwest of Okinawa Island. At 172.2 m tall, it is the highest point on Iejima. Mount Gusuku is considered a symbol of Iejima due to its distinctive conical shape.
Ie Shima Airfield
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea. Ie Shima Airfield is situated 2½ km west of Iejima Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ie.
Ie
Village
Photo: Qwrert2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ie is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village lies on the island of Iejima. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 4,118 and the density of 180 persons per km2.
Iejima Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Iejima Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Iejima Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إيجيما”
- Catalan: “Ie-shima”
- Cebuano: “Iejima Island”
- Central Okinawan: “Iejima”
- Central Okinawan: “伊江島”
- Chinese: “Ie Tó”
- Chinese: “伊江島”
- Czech: “Iedžima”
- Dutch: “Iejima”
- French: “Ie-jima”
- German: “Ie Shima”
- German: “Ie-jima”
- German: “Iejima”
- Greek: “Ιετζίμα”
- Hebrew: “איאשימה”
- Indonesian: “Ie-jima”
- Indonesian: “Iejima”
- Italian: “Iejima”
- Japanese: “いえしま”
- Japanese: “伊江島”
- Korean: “이에섬”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ie Tó”
- Persian: “ای شیما”
- Polish: “Iejima”
- Portuguese: “Ieshima”
- Russian: “Иэдзима”
- Spanish: “Iejima”
- Swedish: “Iejima”
- Vietnamese: “Ie-jima”
- Vietnamese: “Iejima”
- Yue Chinese: “伊江島”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Irieue and Kawahira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ie Shima Aux Air Base and Iejima Lighthouse.
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