US Marine Corps War Memorial

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in in . The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the since 1775.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 92 feet (28 metres)
  • Description: monument consisting of a large sculptural group on a circular base in Arlington, Virginia, United States
  • Address: 1000 Marshall Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
  • Also known as
    “Iwo Jima”
    “Iwo Jima Memorial”
    “Marine Corps War Memorial”
    “National Iwo Jima Memorial”
    “U.S. Marine Memorial”
    “United State Marine Memorial”
    “United States Marine Corps War Memorial”
    “United States Marine Memorial”
    “USMC War Memorial”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Arlington Ridge Park.

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is in .

Park
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, also known as the Nevius Tract… is situated 370 feet southeast of US Marine Corps War Memorial.

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The is a U.S. national memorial… is situated 1 mile east of US Marine Corps War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Arlington County, Virginia.

Suburb
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is a heavily urbanized neighborhood…

Suburb
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Court House, also known as Courthouse…

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is a neighborhood in …

US Marine Corps War Memorial

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Latitude
38.89044° or 38° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-77.06972° or 77° 4′ 11″ west
Open location code
87C4VWRJ+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45297440
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4790745
Wiki­data ID
Q1403946

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“US Marine Corps War Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب مشاة البحرية الحربي”
  • Armenian: “ԱՄՆ ծովային հետևակի կորպուսի հուշահամալիր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dəniz Piyadasına Hərbi Abidə”
  • Bashkir: “АҠШ-тын Диңгеҙ пехота Корпусы мемориалы”
  • Breton: “Kounlec’h Korf Fuzuilhourien-vor ar Stadoù-Unanet”
  • Breton: “USMC War Memorial”
  • Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念雕像”
  • Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念館”
  • Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊紀念碑”
  • Czech: “Památník americké námořní pěchoty”
  • Dutch: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
  • Faroese: “Iwo Jima-minnisvarðin”
  • French: “USMC War Memorial”
  • German: “United States Marine Corps War Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת חיל הנחתים של ארצות הברית”
  • Indonesian: “Tugu peringatan perang Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat”
  • Italian: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
  • Japanese: “海兵隊戦争記念碑”
  • Korean: “해병대 전쟁 기념비”
  • Persian: “یادمان جنگی سپاه تفنگداران دریایی ایالات متحده”
  • Polish: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
  • Romanian: “USMC War Memorial”
  • Russian: “Мемориал Корпуса морской пехоты США”
  • Slovak: “Pamätník americkej námornej pechoty”
  • Spanish: “Memorial de Guerra del Cuerpo de Marines de Estados Unidos”
  • Swedish: “US Marine Corps Memorial”
  • Swedish: “US Marine Corps War Memorial”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал Корпусу морської піхоти США”
  • Urdu: “میرین کور وار میموریل”
  • Western Panjabi: “میرین لڑائی یادگار”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Highland and Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rosslyn Map and Iwo Jima Memorial / Meade & 14th St N.

Arlington: Highlights

Notable places include Arlington National Cemetery and Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor.

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