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Also known as Shimushiru

Simushir (, , ), meaning Large Island in Ainu, is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Marikan.

Key facts

Islands.name
Simushir
Islands.native_name
Симушир 新知島
Islands.image_name
Simushir ISS015-E-26171.jpg
Islands.image_caption
NASA picture of Simushir Island
Islands.area_km2
227.6
Islands.location
Sea of Okhotsk
Islands.map_image
Kuriles Simushir.PNG
Islands.archipelago
Kuril Islands
Islands.country
Russia
Islands.elevation_m
1540
Islands.population
0

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
volcanic island
Population
1
Area
344.86
Elevation
1539
Time zone
UTC+12:00
Body of water
Brouton Bay
Image
Simushir ISS015-E-26171.jpg
Width
12
Length
59
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topic's main category
Category:Simushir
name in kana
しむしるとう
Commons category
Simushir
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2 mapped locations