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Mount Yonaha (与那覇岳, Yonaha-dake), also known as Mount Yunaha (ユナハダキ, Yunaha-daki) in Okinawan, [1] is a mountain in Kunigami on the main island of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture. It has an elevation of 503 m (1,650 ft), but Yonaha-dake triangulation station is located at the next peak of elevation of 498 m (1,634 ft).
Camp Foster, formerly known as Camp Zukeran (Japanese: キャンプ・フォスター), is a United States Marine Corps camp located in Ginowan City with portions overlapping into Okinawa City, Chatan town and Kitanakagusuku village in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa Island. It is part of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler complex.
Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. The naval bases were built to support the landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and the troops fighting on Okinawa. The Navy repaired and did expansion of the airfields on Okinawa.
Chatan Senior High School (沖縄県立北谷高等学校), a prefectural senior high school of the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, is located directly north of the town hall. [8] Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools: Killin Elementary School on Camp Lester [9] Zukeran Elementary School on Camp Foster [10]
The 3rd Dental Battalion is a unit of the United States Navy that supports United States Marine Corps forces on Okinawa, Japan. The battalion includes nine dental clinics, approximately 77 Dental Officers , 4 Medical Service Corps officers , 181 Dental Technicians , and 26 civilians.
1952-2009 3D Medical Battalion was reactivated 5 March 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3D Marine Division as before. Deployed during August 1953 to Camp Gifu, Japan. Redeployed during March 1956 to Camp Hauge, Okinawa. Redeployed during June 1965 to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam.
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Okinawa Island has several beaches such as Manza Beach, Emerald Beach, Okuma Beach, Zanpa Beach, Moon Beach and Sunset Beach (Chatan-cho). Mount Omoto, at 525.5 m (1,724 ft), is the highest mountain in Okinawa, with Mount Yonaha being the second highest. [38] The Motobu Peninsula in the north has limestone layers and karst development. [39]