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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_IslandsThe Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. It stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the … See more
The name Kuril originates from the autonym of the aboriginal Ainu, the islands' original inhabitants: kur, meaning 'man'. It may also be related to names for other islands that have traditionally been inhabited by the … See more
Marine
Owing to their location along the Pacific shelf edge and the confluence of Okhotsk Sea gyre and the southward Oyashio Current, … See moreThe Kuril Islands form part of the ring of tectonic instability encircling the Pacific Ocean referred to as the Ring of Fire. The islands themselves are summits of stratovolcanoes that are a direct result of the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the See more
Early history
The Ainu people inhabited the Kuril Islands from early times, although few records predate the 17th … See moreAs of 2013 , 19,434 people inhabited the Kuril Islands, of which over 16,700 live on the four disputed islands. These include ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Tatars, Nivkhs, Oroch, and Ainus. Russian Orthodox Christianity is the main religion. Some of the villages … See more
The main Russian force stationed on the islands is the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division, which has its headquarters in Goryachiye Klyuchi on Iturup Island. There are also Border … See more
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WebThis disagreement is called the Kuril Islands dispute. Japan is asking for return of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai shoto. They say that these islands are being illegally …
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WebThe Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands ( Roushie: Кури́льские острова́; Japanese: Kuriru rettō (クリル列島?, "Kuril Islands") or Chishima rettō (千島列島?, "Chishima Islands") ), in …
- Location: Paceefic Ocean
- Total islands: 56
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WebKunashir Island is visible from the nearby Japanese island of Hokkaido, from which it is separated by the Nemuro Strait. Area : 1,490 km 2 (580 …
- Area: 1,490 square kilometres (580 sq mi)
- Location: Sea of Okhotsk
- Population: approx. 7000 (as of 2007)
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WebThe Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands or Chishima rettō ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East.[1]
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WebLocation of Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific. The evacuation of Karafuto (Sakhalin) and the Kuriles refers to the events that took place during the Pacific theater of World War II …
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WebThe Offshore islets of Shikotan include several tiny islets and rocks scattered around the coast of Shikotan island, which in turn is a part of Lesser Kuril Chain in Sakhalin Oblast …
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WebThough it is a native to Japan with a long history on a chain of islands, known as the Kurils, that runs from the easternmost point of Russia to the tip of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
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