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    Russia

    47°17′N 152°17′E

    Middle Kurils

    Matua and Rasshua Islands as seen entering the Golovnin Strait
    Matua and Rasshua Islands as seen entering the Golovnin Strait

    Bigwumpus / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    57 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • Simushir

      Simushir

      Area
      336 km²
      High point
      1,540 m

      Simushir (Russian: Симушир; Japanese: 新知島, romanized: Shimushiru-tō; Ainu: シムシㇼ, romanized: Simusir), meaning Large Island in the Ainu language, 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.

    • Rasshua

      Rasshua

      Area
      62.6 km²
      High point
      956 m

      9 mi) from Ushishir and 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Matua. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for “fur coat”, "Rushu o a" (ルシュ・オ・ア), or "abundant furs", "Rushi o a" (ルシ・オ・ア).

    Minor islands

    8

    Islets

    22
    • Unnamed island13 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.02 km²
    • Arch6 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.02 km²
    • Lev6 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island0.8 ha
    • камень Бобровый0.5 ha
    • Bol’shaya Rock0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.3 ha
    • Burun Rock0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    25
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Otshel’nik Rock<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m1,540 mSimushir1,446 mMatua1,172 mKetoy956 mRasshua800 mBroutona742 mBrat Chirpoev691 mChirpoy551 mRaikoke98 mMorskaya Vydra67 mToporkovy6 mArch6 mLev
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Simushir: 336 km²SimushirKetoy: 71.5 km²KetoyRasshua: 62.6 km²RasshuaMatua: 52 km²MatuaChirpoy: 19.9 km²ChirpoyBrat Chirpoev: 12.9 km²Brat ChirpoevBroutona: 8.4 km²BroutonaRaikoke: 4.7 km²RaikokeToporkovy: 1.1 km²ToporkovyMorskaya Vydra: 0.14 km²Morskaya VydraUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandArch: 0.02 km²ArchUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandLev: 0.01 km²LevUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandкамень Бобровый: 0.5 haкамень БобровыйBol’shaya Rock: 0.5 haBol’shaya RockUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandBurun Rock: 0.3 haBurun RockUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Simushir336 km²
    Ketoy71.5 km²
    Rasshua62.6 km²
    Matua52 km²
    Chirpoy19.9 km²
    Brat Chirpoev12.9 km²
    Broutona8.4 km²
    Raikoke4.7 km²
    Toporkovy1.1 km²
    Morskaya Vydra0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Arch0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Lev0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    камень Бобровый0.5 ha
    Bol’shaya Rock0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Burun Rock0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Otshel’nik Rock<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    2

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs