Volcano Islands (redirected from Kazan-retto)

Vol·ca·no Islands  (vl-kn)

A group of Japanese islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean north of the Mariana Islands. Annexed by Japan in the late 19th century, the islands were administered by the United States from 1945 until 1968.

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Volcano Islands

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(Placename) a group of three volcanic islands in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: the largest is Iwo Jima, taken by US forces in 1945 and returned to Japan in 1968. Area: about 28 sq. km (11 sq. miles) Japanese name Kazan Retto

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Volcano Islands - a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world