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Okinawa's part of the Ryuku Islands off the southern coast of Japan. At the end of WWII, one of the bloodiest battles - The Battle of Okinawa, which lasted about 90 days was held there. There was a large number of casualties of Okinawans, Japanese, and Americans.

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Okinawa is at about 26 degrees north, 127 degrees east. It is about 460 square miles. The island is south of Japan.

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