On 30 June 1886, Japanese explorer Shinroku Mizutani [ja] (水谷新六, 1850–1921) led a group of 46 colonists from Haha-jima in the Bonin Islands to settle on Marcus Island.

Minami-Tori-shima (南鳥島, “Southern Bird Island”), also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese triangular shaped coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Minamitori Island, coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean 700 miles (1,125 km) southeast of Japan. It rises to 204 feet (62 metres) and has an area of 740 acres (300 hectares).

Aug 21, 2025 · Marcus Island, a remote speck in the vast Pacific Ocean, holds a captivating, often overlooked history. This island, also known as Minami-Tori-shima, has strategic significance. …

Apr 27, 2016 · Marcus Island came under attack the morning of the Mindoro invasion, and between 0810 and 0930 enemy planes made three suicide runs and one bombing strike …

Sep 28, 2020 · At 0605 Marcus came into view of the leading Yorktown planes and three minutes later, the lead Avengers roared over the island releasing 500-pound bombs and incendiaries to …

Minamitorishima, also known as Minami Torishima or Marcus Island, is a remote, uninhabited raised coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Ogasawara Islands chain, which belongs …

Marcus Island was selected to be the site of the first “Mahu Learn” lesson. Marcus Island, only 900 miles from the Japanese mainland, was a key patrol, aircraft staging and anti-submarine …

Minamitorishima sometimes Minami-Tori-shima or Minami-Torishima, also known as Marcus Island, is an isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, located some …

Marcus Island (153.980E 24.295N) was occupied by the Japanese in 1899 to serve as a cable station and was later developed into a military base. It is a tiny triangular island of just 1 …