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Also known as Etorofu, Iturup Island, Yeturup, Staten I., Staten Island, Yeteroo, Yeteroo Island, Yeteroo I.

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.

Key facts

Islands.disputed
yes
Islands.name
Iturup
Islands.image_name
Iturup sentinel-2.jpg
Islands.image_size
300px
Islands.image_caption
Sentinel-2 image of Iturup (May 2023)
Islands.pushpin_map
Russia#Japan
Islands.pushpin_map_relief
1
Islands.image_map
IturupMap.png
Islands.location
Sea of Okhotsk
Islands.archipelago
Kuril Islands
Islands.area_km2
3139
Islands.length_km
200
Islands.width_km
27
Islands.elevation_m
1634
Islands.highest_mount
Stokap
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Federal subject
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Sakhalin Oblast
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
District

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Wikidata facts

Named after
States General
Capital
Kurilsk
Population
6799
Area
3166.64
Time zone
UTC+12:00
Body of water
Pacific Ocean
Image
IturupSTS112-E-5662.PNG
Width
27
Length
200
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Commons category
Iturup
located in/on physical feature
Greater Kuril Ridge
territory claimed by
Russia
name in kana
えとろふとう
topic's main category
Category:Iturup
native label
Итуруп
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