Geography
The Volcano Islands are:
- Kita Iwo Jima (北硫黄島 Kita-Iō-jima or Kita-Iō-tō, literally: North Sulphur Island), 5,57 km², 792 m (Sakaki-ga-mine)
- Iwo Jima (硫黄島 Iō-jima or Iō-tō, literally: Sulphur Island) 20,60 km², 166 m (Suribachi-yama).
- Minami Iwo Jima (南硫黄島 Minami-Iō-jima or Minami-Iō-tō, literally: South Sulphur Island) 3,54 km², 916 m.
There is a Japan Self-Defense Forces air base on Iwo Jima with a staff of about 400. Other than that, the islands are uninhabited.
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