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    Ushishir

    острова Ушишир

    Part of Kuril Islands

    Ushishir (Russian: Ушишир; Japanese: 宇志知島, romanized: Ushishiru-tō; Ainu: ウシシㇼ, lit.

    Caldera of the island of Yankicha/Ushishiru, Kuril Islands
    Caldera of the island of Yankicha/Ushishiru, Kuril Islands

    CHK46 / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    2 landforms

    Overview

    Ushishir (Russian: Ушишир; Japanese: 宇志知島, romanized: Ushishiru-tō; Ainu: ウシシㇼ, lit. 'land of the bay') is a collective name for two uninhabited volcanic islands and several reefs, all being parts of an eponymous partially submerged volcano, located in the centre of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "hot spring".

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

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

    Major islands

    2

    Also in the area

    1

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

    • Unnamed island63 m · 0.06 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m401 mYankicha131 mRyponkicha
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Yankicha: 3.3 km²YankichaRyponkicha: 1.6 km²RyponkichaUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Yankicha3.3 km²
    Ryponkicha1.6 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs