Iwo Jima On World Map
Together with other islands they form the ogasawara archipelago.
Iwo jima on world map. Iwo jima has been immortalized as joe rosenthal took one of the most famous pictures in the history of the world raising the flag on iwo jima this map shows the bombardment area of responsibility for the naval ships supporting the marines on iwo jima. Iwo jima maps alternate names of iwo jima io sima io jima iwo jima iwo shima iwodzima iwodžima iwojima iô sima iō jima naka iwo jima naka iwō jima sulphur island איוו ג ימה 硫磺岛 硫黄島 이오 섬. Note the marine regiments are shown where their amphibious landings took place. A rare secret situation map of iwo jima prepared in anticipation of the february 19 1945 u s.
Iwo jima has the distinction of causing more casualties for the americans than the japanese. If you enjoyed this web map please consider donating to help pay for the hosting of this website. Sulfur island is one of the japanese volcano islands and lies south of the bonin islands. Iwo jima map hillshade.
Then military historians help us understand the role documents like this map could have played in key battles of world war ii. View the north end of the map translated into english. Iwo jima has been immortalized as joe rosenthal took one of the most famous pictures in the history of the world raising the flag on iwo jima this hand drawing shows the amphibious assault route taken to the beach and then the route across the island towards complete victory. A volcanic island iwo jima is dotted with hundreds of caves and is covered with volcanic sand and ash.
Iwo jima ˌ iː w oʊ ˈ dʒ iː m ə also us. Invasion of the island. Iwo jima is located about 760 miles 1 220 km from tokyo. ˌ iː w ə ˈ known in japan as iō tō 硫黄島 iō tō lit.
This layer shows the special targeting map with an opacity to emphasize the hillshade underneath the map. Iwo jima a member of the volcano island group lies about a hundred nautical miles southwest of the mid point of the direct air route between saipan in the mariana islands and tokyo. It is about seven hundred miles from the japanese islands of kyushu and shikoku as well as the southern half of honshu. The map shows the landing zones on the southeastern and southwestern beaches of the island and most importantly the japanese defensive installations throughout the island in minute detail at least as they were known to american forces before the battle.
It is a small island covering an area of about 8 square miles 20 square km and spanning about 5 miles 8 km in length. If you would like to learn more. This provides a 3d effect. Ammo allotment is also shown.
Also shown is the location of the uss.