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Naval Base Iwo Jima
Photo of Iwo Jima (Iō-tō), c. 2016. Mount Suribachi is in the lower left hand corner.
Iwo Jima is located in Japan
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates24°46′48″N 141°19′12″E / 24.78000°N 141.32000°E / 24.78000; 141.32000
ArchipelagoVolcano Islands
Area21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation169 m (554 ft)
Highest pointMount Suribachi[1]
Administration
In country of Japan
AdministrationNaval Base Iwo Jima United States Navy
1945-1968
Seventh Fleet Command Headquarters on Iwo Jima August 1945, built by Navy Seabee
Navy Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (CASU 52) camp and Administration Area, constructed by the 90th Seabees in 1945

Naval Base Iwo Jima was a naval base built by United States Navy on the Japanese Volcano Island of Iwo Jima during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, that started on February 19, 1945. The naval base was built to support the landings on Iwo Jima; the troops fighting on Iwo Jima; and the repair and expansion of the airfields on Iwo Jima. United States Navy Seabee built all the facilities on the island.[2][dubious ]

  1. ^ "Kikai". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. ^ "HyperWar: Building the Navy's Bases in World War II [Chapter 28]". www.ibiblio.org.

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