Iturup

Iturup (), known in Japan as , is the largest of the Kuril Islands separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly midway along its western shore. Iturup is the largest and northernmost of the southern Kurils, ownership of which is disputed between Russia and Japan. It is located between Kunashiri to its southwest and Urup to its northeast. The Vries Strait between Iturup and Urup forms the Miyabe Line dividing the predominant plants of the Kurils.

Kurilsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: It was originally a Japanese village named .

Atsonupuri (; Ainu: アトゥサヌプリ, Atusa-nupuri; , Atosa-dake) is a stratovolcano located in the central part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. left|thumb|150px|Relief Map

Medvezhya (; , Moyoro-dake) is a volcanic complex located at the northern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. Rheniite, a rhenium sulfide mineral (ReS2), was discovered within the active hot fumaroles of the volcano in 1994

Baransky (, Vulkan Baranskogo; , Sashiusu-dake) is a stratovolcano located in the central part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.

Berutarube (; , Berutarube-zan) is a stratovolcano located at the southern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.

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Chirip (, ) is a volcano located in the central part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. In lies on the and comprises two twin stratovolcanoes, Chirip and Bogdan Hmelnitskiy. The western side is the steepest, sharing a basin with a small lake with Bogdan Hmelnitskiy. The basin has features that were created during an eruption. Many types of lava are found, including basalt, andesite, and small amounts of dacite.

mountains on Iturup, Russia

airport in Russia

waterfall on Iturup Island, Russia

mountain range on Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia

airport in Russia

stratovolcano on Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia

volcano in the southern part of Iturup in the Kuril Islands, claimed by Japan and administered by Russia

village in Kurilsky District, Russia

mountain in Russia

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bay on Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia

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