Chirinkotan
Чиринкотан, Tschirinkotan
48°59′N 153°29′E
Chirinkotan (Russian: Чиринкотан; Japanese: 知林古丹島, romanized: Chirinkotan-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island 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 "mudslide". 9 miles) west of Ekarma, its nearest neighbor.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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48°59′N 153°29′E
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Chirinkotan (Russian: Чиринкотан; Japanese: 知林古丹島, romanized: Chirinkotan-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island 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 "mudslide". It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) west of Ekarma, its nearest neighbor.
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Nearest islands
Also in Kuril Islands
Also in islands of Sakhalin Oblast
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Major islands
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3,163 km²▲ 1,634 m
Minor islands
Paramushir
2,031 km²▲ 1,816 m
Minor islands
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1,485 km²▲ 1,819 m
Minor islands
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1,419 km²▲ 1,348 m
Minor islands
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428 km²▲ 1,325 m
Minor islands
Shumshu
382 km²▲ 189 m
Minor islands
Simushir
336 km²▲ 1,540 m
Minor islands
Also in Pacific Islands
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77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m
Minor islands
Sakhalin
74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m
Minor islands
Photographs
View of Russia taken during ISS Expedition 20.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Russia taken during ISS Expedition 20.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 67.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 67.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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Photographs
- ISS020-E-12897 - View of Russia. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- ISS020-E-12898 - View of Russia. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- ISS067-E-300344 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Chirinkotan (ISS067-E-300344). Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain