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Archipelago

    Russia

    50°30′N 155°24′E

    North Kurils

    Part of Kuril Islands

    Onekotan Island (center) in the Kuril Islands, with Makanrushi Island at left and Kharimkotan Island at bottom. North at top.
    Onekotan Island (center) in the Kuril Islands, with Makanrushi Island at left and Kharimkotan Island at bottom. North at top.

    NASA Space Shuttle image STS068-231-54, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ / Public domain

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    91 landforms

    Major islands

    3
    • Paramushir

      Paramushir

      Area
      2,031 km²
      High point
      1,816 m

      Paramushir (Russian: Парамушир, romanized: Paramushir; Japanese: 幌筵島, romanized: Paramushiru-tō) is a volcanic island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    • Onekotan

      Onekotan

      Area
      428 km²
      High point
      1,325 m

      Onekotan (Russian: Онекотан; Japanese: 温禰古丹島, romanized: Onekotan-tō, occasionally Onnekotan-tō; Ainu: オネコタン / オネコタㇴ) is an uninhabited volcanic island located near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    • Shumshu

      Shumshu

      Area
      382 km²
      High point
      189 m

      Shumshu (Russian: Шумшу; Japanese: 占守島, romanized: Shumushu-tō; Ainu: スㇺス, lit. 'good island') is the easternmost and second-northernmost island of the Kuril Islands chain, which divides the Sea of Okhotsk from the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    Minor islands

    6

    Islets

    28
    • Bashmak7 m · 0.02 km²
    • Skala Sosedka5 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.8 ha
    • Skala Svechka15 m · 0.6 ha
    • Kamen' Milyy0.4 ha
    • Kamen' Ariy0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    54
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    • 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
    • Ispolinskaya Rock<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,339 mAtlasov1,816 mParamushir1,325 mOnekotan1,170 mEkarma1,169 mMakanrushi1,145 mKharimkotan925 mShiashkotan761 mAntsiferov189 mShumshu15 mSkala Svechka7 mBashmak5 mSkala Sosedka4 mSkaly Temnyye1 mDrobnyye
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Paramushir: 2,031 km²ParamushirOnekotan: 428 km²OnekotanShumshu: 382 km²ShumshuAtlasov: 153 km²AtlasovShiashkotan: 117 km²ShiashkotanKharimkotan: 76.5 km²KharimkotanMakanrushi: 50.1 km²MakanrushiEkarma: 32.5 km²EkarmaAntsiferov: 9 km²AntsiferovBashmak: 0.02 km²BashmakSkala Sosedka: 0.9 haSkala SosedkaUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandSkala Svechka: 0.6 haSkala SvechkaKamen' Milyy: 0.4 haKamen' MilyyKamen' Ariy: 0.4 haKamen' AriyUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandDrobnyye: 0.2 haDrobnyyeUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandMimo: 0.2 haMimoUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandSkaly Temnyye: 0.1 haSkaly TemnyyeUnnamed 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
    Paramushir2,031 km²
    Onekotan428 km²
    Shumshu382 km²
    Atlasov Island153 km²
    Shiashkotan117 km²
    Kharimkotan76.5 km²
    Makanrushi50.1 km²
    Ekarma32.5 km²
    Antsiferov Island9 km²
    Bashmak0.02 km²
    Skala Sosedka0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Skala Svechka0.6 ha
    Kamen' Milyy0.4 ha
    Kamen' Ariy0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Drobnyye0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Mimo0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Skaly Temnyye0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    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
    Ispolinskaya 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
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    Peskov Island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs

    • OnekotanNASA. NASA Space Shuttle image STS068-231-54, http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ / Public domain
    • Ebeko1. Eugene Kaspersky / CC BY-SA 4.0