Ketoy
Кетой, Ketoi
47°20′N 152°30′E
Ketoy or Ketoi (Russian: Кетой; Japanese: 計吐夷島, romanized: Ketoi-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 "skeleton" or "bad".
Terrain
47°20′N 152°30′E
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Ketoy or Ketoi (Russian: Кетой; Japanese: 計吐夷島, romanized: Ketoi-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 "skeleton" or "bad".
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Also in Middle Kurils
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Also in islands of Sakhalin Oblast
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Minor islands
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Minor islands
Also in Pacific Islands
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Minor islands
Sakhalin
74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m
Minor islands
Photographs
NASA picture of Ketoy Island
NASA picture of Ketoy Island
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Facts
Photographs
- Ketoj. NASA / Public domain
- KetoiSTS112-E-5674. NASA / Public domain