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    Kunashir

    Кунашир, Koenasjir, Kunaşir

    44°05′N 145°49′E

    Kunashir (Russian: Кунаши́р, romanized: Kunashír), known in Japan as Kunashiri (Japanese: 国後島, Hepburn: Kunashiri-tō), is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils.

    View in Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck. It is Kunashir Island.
    View in Rausu Kunashiri Observatory Deck. It is Kunashir Island.

    Tzu-hsun, Hsu / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    44°05′N 145°49′E

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    Overview

    Kunashir (Russian: Кунаши́р, romanized: Kunashír), known in Japan as Kunashiri (Japanese: 国後島, Hepburn: Kunashiri-tō), is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russian administration since the end of World War II, when Soviet forces took possession of the Kurils. It is claimed by Japan as part of its "Northern Territories". The 2021 Russian census recorded a population of 7,683 people.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Greater Kuril Ridge

    • Iturup

      3,163 km²▲ 1,634 m

      Major islands

    • Urup

      1,419 km²▲ 1,348 m

      Major islands

    • Taira Islands

      0.21 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    Also in South Kuril Islands

    Also in Kuril Islands

    Also in islands of Sakhalin Oblast

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Major islands

    • Iturup

      3,163 km²▲ 1,634 m

      Minor islands

    • Paramushir

      2,031 km²▲ 1,816 m

      Minor islands

    • Urup

      1,419 km²▲ 1,348 m

      Minor islands

    • Onekotan

      428 km²▲ 1,325 m

      Minor islands

    • Shumshu

      382 km²▲ 189 m

      Minor islands

    • Simushir

      336 km²▲ 1,540 m

      Minor islands

    • Shikotan

      246 km²▲ 405 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Pacific Islands

    • New Guinea

      774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m

      Major islands

    • Japan

      377,974 km²

      Major islands

    • New Zealand

      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Honshu

      227,970 km²▲ 3,776 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Hokkaido

      77,983 km²▲ 2,291 m

      Minor islands

    • Sakhalin

      74,571 km²▲ 1,609 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

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