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    Onekotan

    Онекотан, Illa d'Onekotan

    49°27′N 154°45′E

    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.

    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

    Terrain

    49°27′N 154°45′E

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    Overview

    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. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "large village”. It is the second largest island, after Paramushir, in the northern subgroup of the Kurils. It is administratively included in the Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin oblast, Russia.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in North Kurils

    Also in Kuril Islands

    • Iturup

      3,163 km²▲ 1,634 m

      Major islands

    • Paramushir

      2,031 km²▲ 1,816 m

      Major islands

    • Kunashir

      1,485 km²▲ 1,819 m

      Major islands

    • Urup

      1,419 km²▲ 1,348 m

      Major islands

    • Shumshu

      382 km²▲ 189 m

      Minor islands

    • Simushir

      336 km²▲ 1,540 m

      Minor islands

    • Shikotan

      246 km²▲ 405 m

      Minor islands

    • Atlasov Island

      153 km²▲ 2,339 m

      Minor 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

    • Kunashir

      1,485 km²▲ 1,819 m

      Minor islands

    • Urup

      1,419 km²▲ 1,348 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

    Photographs