Kama Iwa

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In February 1945 Kama Rock was nearly 600 yards off invasion beach Orange Two. Since then, volcanic uplifting of the area has turned the shallow channel into a peninsula, and Kama-Iwa has become the tip of a cape called Idoga-Hama.
One war time U.S. military source translated Kama-Iwa as "Sickle Rock." Origin of that name is not clear.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwo_Jima
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Coordinates:   24°47'16"N   141°17'14"E

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  • After the war, the US sank several concrete boats in the channel between Kama Rock and Iwo, allowing the wave action to redistribute the beach.
  • The Japanese word "Kama" means a type of sickle used to harvest rice.
This article was last modified 18 years ago