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    Bussol StraitRussia

    46°29′N 150°50′E

    Chyornye Bratya

    Чёрные Братья

    Part of Middle Kurils and Kuril Islands

    Chyornye Bratya (Russian: Чёрные Братья, lit. 'Black Brothers'; Japanese: 知理保以島, romanized: Chiripoi-to) is a pair of uninhabited volcanic islands between Simushir and Urup in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    Острова Чёрные Братья. Снимок с МКС. Фрагмент
    Острова Чёрные Братья. Снимок с МКС. Фрагмент

    Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain

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    2 landforms

    Overview

    Chyornye Bratya (Russian: Чёрные Братья, lit. 'Black Brothers'; Japanese: 知理保以島, romanized: Chiripoi-to) is a pair of uninhabited volcanic islands between Simushir and Urup in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The larger (northern) of the two is Chirpoy, and the smaller (southern) is Brat Chirpoyev (Russian for Chirpoy's Brother). The origin of the names is uncertain: the original Ainu language name of the island was Repunmosir, a word meaning “place of many small birds”.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Chirpoy

      Chirpoy

      Area
      19.9 km²
      High point
      691 m

      Chyornye Bratya (Russian: Чёрные Братья, lit. 'Black Brothers'; Japanese: 知理保以島, romanized: Chiripoi-to) is a pair of uninhabited volcanic islands between Simushir and Urup in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    • Brat Chirpoev

      Brat Chirpoev

      Area
      12.9 km²
      High point
      742 m

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island0.3 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m742 mBrat Chirpoev691 mChirpoy
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110100Chirpoy: 19.9 km²ChirpoyBrat Chirpoev: 12.9 km²Brat ChirpoevUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Chirpoy19.9 km²
    Brat Chirpoev12.9 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Chyornyye Brat'ya. Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain