硫黄島 or Iwo Jima (However, it should be properly transliterated from Japanese as "Iōjima") when translated literally means "Sulphur Island".
It's very interesting the first time you hear the proper pronunciation since we're accustomed to saying the 'w' when in actuality there is a long 'o' instead. As the previous poster wrote, it's said いおうじま ioujima。
Jima' is a word in the Japanese language. It means 'island' and occurs in place names, such as Iwo Jima.
sulfur island
Chichi Jima means "Father Island" when you translate the two kanji characters.
It is the original (and reverted) name of Iwo Jima island. Just like "jima," "tou" means "island."
It means "Sulphur Island".
The Bonin Island Group (Iwo Jima) time zone is "Japan Standard Time Zone"; 9+GMT (9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time).
Hachijō-jima's population is 8,363.
The population of Inamba-jima is 0.
Ōnohara-jima's population is 0.
The population of Mikura-jima is 351.
Jima Abajo's population is 14,627.
Miyake-jima's population is 2,406.