Volcano Islands

Vol·ca·no Islands

V0139800 (vŏl-kā′nō) A group of Japanese islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean north of the Mariana Islands. Annexed by Japan in the late 1800s, the islands were administered by the United States from 1945 until 1968.

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pl n (Placename) a group of three volcanic islands in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: the largest is Iwo Jima, taken by US forces in 1945 and returned to Japan in 1968. Area: about 28 sq km (11 sq miles). Japanese name: Kazan Retto

Volca′no Is′lands

n.pl. three islands in the W Pacific, including Iwo Jima, belonging to Japan: under U.S. administration 1945–68.

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Volcano Islands - a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the MarianasNihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship buildingPacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

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Jap. Kazan-retto, island group, c.11 sq mi (30 sq km), W Pacific. The group consists of three islands, of which Iwo JimaIwo Jima
, officially Iwo To
, volcanic island, c.8 sq mi (21 sq km), W Pacific, largest and most important of the Volcano Islands. Mt. Suribachi, 546 ft (166 m) high, on the south side of the island, is an extinct volcano.
..... Click the link for more information. (Iwo To) is the most important. The highest peak (3,181 ft/970 m) is on Minami-iwo-jima. There are sugarcane plantations and sulfur mines on the Volcano Islands. The inhabitants are Japanese and Koreans. Japanese fishermen and sulfur miners arrived in 1887, and Japan annexed the islands in 1891. Captured by U.S. forces in World War II, the islands were placed under U.S. administration from 1945 until 1968, when they were restored to Japan.

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noun a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas

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