Volcano Islands

The Volcano Islands, also known as Iwo Islands are a group of three Japanese islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. They lie southwest of the and are administered as part of them.
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  • Island
  • …has about 380 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 920 metres (3,010 feet)
  • Description: island group
  • Also known as
    “Iō-jima”
    “Io-rettō”
    “Iwo Islands”
    “Iwō-rettō”
    “Iwōjima-shotō”
    “Kazan Group”
    “Kwazan-rettō”
    “Magellan Archipelago”
    “Sulphur Islands”
    “Sulphur-tō”
    “Yuwō-rettō”
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  • Location
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Latitude
25° north
Longitude
141° east
Open location code
7RQ32222+22
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Volcano Islands” goes by many names.
الجزر البركانيةArabic
Kacan adalarıAzerbaijani
Kazan adalarıAzerbaijani
Астравы КадзанBelarusian
КадзанBelarusian
မီးတောင်ကျွန်းစုBurmese
Illes VolcanoCatalan
Volcano IslandsCebuano
Volcano Islands (kapuloan sa Hapon)Cebuano
Mga isla nin BulkanCentral Bikol
火山列岛Chinese
火山列島Chinese
Volcano IslandsDutch
VulkaaneilandenDutch
Vulkanaj InsulojEsperanto
Κίτα-Ίο-ΤζίμαGreek
ΚιταϊότοGreek
Μινάμι-Ίο-ΤζίμαGreek
Νήσοι ΒολκάνοGreek
איים וולקניםHebrew
Kepulauan VolcanoIndonesian
Kepulauan VulkanIndonesian
Isole VulcanoItalian
火山列島Japanese
硫黄列島Japanese
가잔 열도Korean
이오 열도Korean
Kepulauan VolcanoMalay
VulkanøyeneNorwegian
VulkanøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
جزایر کازانPersian
Kazan-rettōPolish
Wyspy KazanPolish
КадзанRussian
Острова КадзанRussian
Vulkánové ostrovySlovak
otoki KazanSlovenian
Vulkanski otokiSlovenian
Kazan-rettōSwedish
VulkanöarnaSwedish
หมู่เกาะภูเขาไฟThai
Volkan AdalarıTurkish
Острови КадзанUkrainian
آتش فشاں جزائرUrdu
Quần đảo KazanVietnamese
آتش فشاں جزائرWestern Panjabi

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