Attu [island] - Attu

Japanese: アッツ[島] - アッツ
Attu [island] - Attu
A volcanic island in the westernmost part of the Aleut Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 48 km long and 13-24 km wide. It was occupied by the Japanese army in 1942 during World War II, but was recaptured by the U.S. Army the following year. The Japanese garrison under Colonel Yasuyo Yamazaki was annihilated. Only a small number of Aleuts live on it.
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Japanese:
米国アラスカ州，アレウト諸島西端の火山島。長さ約48km，幅13〜24km。第２次大戦中の1942年に日本軍が占領したが，翌年米軍に奪還され，山崎保代大佐以下の日本守備隊は全滅した。ごく少数のアレウト人が住む。
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