Iwo Jima

, also known as Iō-tō, is an uninhabited Japanese island in the Volcano Islands. It is south of the Bonin Islands. It is south of mainland Tokyo.
History.
The first recorded mention of Iwo Jima was in 1673.
It was claimed by the Empire of Japan in 1861.
The island is best known as the focus of the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.