Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center
Camp Gonsalves is a U.S. Marine Corps jungle warfare training area located in northern Okinawa, Japan, across the villages of Kunigami and Higashi. Established in 1958, it is the largest U.S. training facility in Okinawa.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: jungle warfare training base in Okinawa run by the U.S. Marines
- Also known as: “Camp Gonsalves”, “Jungle Warfare Training Center”, “Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center”, and “Northern Training Area”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Yonaha and Aha Dam.
Mount Yonaha
Peak
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Yonaha is a mountain in Kunigami on the main island of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture. It has an elevation of 503 m, but Yonaha-dake triangulation station is located at the next peak of elevation of 498 m. Mount Yonaha is situated 3 km west of Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center.
Aha Dam
Dam
Photo: Nelo Hotsuma, CC BY 2.0.
Aha Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Okinawa prefecture of Japan. The dam is used to collect drinking water for water supply, irrigation and flood control. Aha Dam is situated 2 km east of Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center.
Arakawa Dam
Dam
Arakawa Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Okinawa prefecture of Japan. The dam is used to collect drinking water for water supply, irrigation and flood control. Arakawa Dam is situated 4 km south of Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kunigami.
Kunigami
Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kunigami is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the north tip of Okinawa Island, with the East China Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, and villages of Higashi and Ōgimi to the south. Kunigami is situated 8 km northwest of Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center.
Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center
- Category: military training center
- Location: Kunigami Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.71416° or 26° 42′ 51″ northLongitude
128.24843° or 128° 14′ 54″ eastOperator
United States Marine CorpsOpen location code
7QRCP67X+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 344072528OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q5027202
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “岡薩維斯營”
- Chinese: “龔薩福營”
- Japanese: “キャンプ・ゴンサルベス”
- Japanese: “ジャングル戦闘訓練センター”
- Japanese: “北部訓練場”
- Slovenian: “Camp Gonsalves”
- Slovenian: “Kamp Gonsalves”
- Slovenian: “Northern Training Area”
- Slovenian: “Severno vadbeno območje”
- Spanish: “Área de entrenamiento de guerrillas”
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