Peel Island

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Peel Island is the former English name for Chichijima, a volcanic island in Japan’s Ogasawara (Bonin) archipelago known for its strategic Pacific location and World War II history.

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Peel Island canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former place name
island
volcanic island
administeredBy Tokyo Metropolis
archipelago Ogasawara archipelago
linked to: Ogasawara Islands
belongsTo Japan
country Japan
formerNameOf Chichijima
geologicalOrigin volcanic activity
hasAlternativeName Peel Island (English name of Chichijima)
hasClimate subtropical climate
hasCurrentName Chichijima
hasFeature coastal cliffs
natural harbors
rugged volcanic terrain
hasFormerName Peel Island
hasMilitaryHistory Pacific War
World War II
historicalNameUsage 19th century
early 20th century
historicalPeriod World War II era
historicalUse military base
isPartOf Ogasawara National Park
languageOfName English
locatedIn Bonin Islands
linked to: Ogasawara Islands

Ogasawara Islands
Pacific Ocean
Tokyo Metropolis
locatedInIslandGroup Chichijima group
linked to: Hahajima Islands
locatedInRegion Philippine Sea
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
locatedSoutheastOf Honshu
locatedSouthOf Tokyo
nearbyIslandGroup Hahajima Islands
partOf Ogasawara Village
Ogasawara municipality
strategicImportance Pacific theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War
strategicRole air operations in the Pacific
naval operations in the Pacific
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Armed Forces
United States Navy
usedDuring World War II
volcanicArcOrBelt Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
linked to: Izu–Bonin Arc

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chichijima historicalName Peel Island
Chichijima hasFormerName Peel Island
subject linked to: Peel Island