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Iōtorishima

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Iōtorishima (Okinawan: Tuisima, Yuō-Tuishima, lit.'sulfur bird island'), also known as Iwo Tori-shima and Okinawa Torishima, is a volcanic island part of the Ryūkyū Island chain with the only active volcano in Okinawa Prefecture.

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