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Kunashir Island
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Kunashir () or is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils. It is claimed by Japan as part of its "Northern Territories".
Kunashir Island is the southernmost island in the Kuril Islands chain, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean between Russia and Japan. It has been administered by Russia since the Soviet Union took control after World War II, but Japan also claims it as part of its "Northern Territories," making it a disputed territory between the two countries.
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Key facts
- Islands.disputed
- yes
- Islands.name
- Kunashir
- Islands.other_names
- Kunashiri
- Islands.image_name
- KunashirMap.png
- Islands.image_size
- 300px
- Islands.image_caption
- Map of Kunashir and the adjacent islands
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Russia#Japan
- Islands.pushpin_map_relief
- 1
- Islands.image_map
- File:Kurily Kunashir.svg
- Islands.map_caption
- Location of Kunashir Island
- Islands.location
- Sea of Okhotsk
- Islands.archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 1490
- Islands.length_km
- 123
- Islands.width_km
- 4
- Islands.width_footnotes
- to
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1819
- Islands.highest_mount
- Chacha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- disputed territory
- Part of
- Greater Kuril Ridge
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Kunashiri District
- Capital
- Yuzhno-Kurilsk
- Population
- 8000
- Area
- 1489.27
- Elevation
- 1819
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Highest point
- Tyatya
- Image
- Kunashir Terra cut.jpg
- Width
- 30
- Length
- 123
- Significant event
- Treaty of Shimoda
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- Commons category
- Kunashir
- topic's main category
- Category:Kunashir Island
- territory claimed by
- Russia
- native label
- 国後島
- located in/on physical feature
- Greater Kuril Ridge
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Geology
- Environment
- Important Bird Area
- History
- Settlements
- Economy
- Transport
- Population
- See also
- References
- Notes
- General references
- External links
Kunashir () or is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils. It is claimed by Japan as part of its "Northern Territories".
==Etymology== According to the Hokkaido Government, the Japanese name comes from the Ainu (), which translates to "grass island".
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