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Shikotan
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Shikotan, also known as Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the titular Shikotan District, organized as part of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. The island's primary economic activities are fisheries and fishing, with the principal marine products being cod, crab, and kelp.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Shikotan is referenced by 435 other articles, and connects out to Russia, Habomai Islands and Japan.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Disputed islands, Japan–Soviet Union relations and Nemuro Subprefecture.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Islands.disputed
- yes
- Islands.name
- Shikotan
- Islands.other_names
- Shpanberg, Spanberg
- Islands.image_name
- ShikotanSTS112-E-5660k.PNG
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Shikotan Island
- Islands.image_map
- 300px
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 1
- Islands.area_km2
- 225
- Islands.elevation_m
- 412
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Shakotan
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Federal subject
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Sakhalin Oblast
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- District
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Yuzhno-Kurilsky
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title_1
- Prefecture
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions_1
- Hokkaido
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- disputed territory
- Part of
- Kuril Islands
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
- Population
- 7500
- Area
- 247.65
- Elevation
- 412
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Image
- ShikotanSTS112-E-5660k.PNG
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- Commons category
- Shikotan
- topic's main category
- Category:Shikotan
- located in/on physical feature
- Sea of Okhotsk
- territory claimed by
- Russia
- mountain range
- Lesser Kuril Ridge
- name in kana
- しこたんとう
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Names{{anchor|Etymology|Name}}
- Geography
- History
- In popular culture
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Shikotan, also known as Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the titular Shikotan District, organized as part of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. The island's primary economic activities are fisheries and fishing, with the principal marine products being cod, crab, and kelp.
==Names== The English name '' transcribes both the Japanese name and the Russian name . The Japanese name derives from the Ainu (), which means "large village". The name combines the Ainu reflexive or embellishing prefix si- and the word kotan ("settlement, village"), used metonymically in Ainu for each of the islands of the Kurils.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shikotan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (11)
On the map
3 mapped locations