Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign The Volcano and Ryūkyū Islands Campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean campaign of World War II between January and June, 1945. The campaign took place in the Volcano and Ryukyu island groups. The two main land battles in the campaign were the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 16-March 26, 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (April 1–June 21, 1945). One major naval battle occurred, called Operation Ten-Go (April 7, 1945) after the operational title given to it by the Japanese. The campaign
Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano) Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano) Cerro Azul (Spanish: "Blue Hill") is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of it is the second highest peak in the Galapagos and due to its topographic prominence of over it is categorised as an ultra. The volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos, with the last eruption between May and June 2008. The Galapagos Islands are believed to be formed from a mantle plume which creates a hotspot of volcanic activity away from plate boundaries where islands then form above