Mount Suribachi
| Suribachi | |
|---|---|
 Mount Suribachi as seen in 2001 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Coordinates | 24°45′01″N 141°17′20″E / 24.75028°N 141.28889°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Volcano Islands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Volcano Islands |
| Last eruption | May 2, 2012[1] |
Mount Suribachi (摺鉢山, Suribachiyama) is a 169-metre (554 ft)-high mountain on the southwest end of Iwo Jima in the northwest Pacific Ocean under the administration of Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.
The mountain's name derives from its shape, resembling a suribachi or grinding bowl. It is also known as "Mount Pipe" (パイプ山, paipu-yama), since the volcanic gas and water vapor that rolls in from the summit, alongside the rest of the island, give the appearance of a smoking pipe when viewed from the sea.[citation needed]
USS Suribachi
was named after this mountain.
Geology
Geologically, the mountain is a
Japanese Meteorological Agency reported that on May 2, 2012, a small eruption caused water discoloration to the northeast, and confirmed the appearance of a new fumarole.[1]
History
During
B-29s returning to the Mariana Islands
from bombing Japan, a status that resulted in severe fighting that led to over 20,000 American casualties and close to 20,000 Japanese killed.
In popular culture
- During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Marines captured Mount Suribachi and raised a small American flag. Their officers ordered it replaced with a larger one, and photographer Joe Rosenthal took his famous picture, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The photograph has become an iconic image and is depicted as a large statue at the Marine Corps War Memorial.
- The 1949 film Sands of Iwo Jima, directed by Allan Dwan and starring John Wayne, follows a United States Marine rifle squad preparing for battle at Iwo Jima. The 2006 films Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood, treat the theme of this Pacific battle and present the positions of both belligerents in this conflict.
See also
References
External links
- Ioto – Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Ioto: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency
- Io to – Geological Survey of Japan
- "Ioto". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
