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Iōjima (Kagoshima)

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Iōjima ([i.oː.(d)ʑi.ma]), also known as Satsuma Iōjima, Satsuma-Iwo Jima or Tokara Iōjima, is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Along with Takeshima and Kuroshima, it makes up the three-island village of Mishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 11.65 km2 in area, has a population of 142.

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