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    Paramushir

    Парамушир, Paramuşir, Illa de Paramuixir

    50°23′N 155°50′E

    Paramushir (Russian: Парамушир, romanized: Paramushir; Japanese: 幌筵島, romanized: Paramushiru-tō) is a volcanic island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

    Pacific ocean
    Pacific ocean

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    Terrain

    50°23′N 155°50′E

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    Overview

    Paramushir (Russian: Парамушир, romanized: Paramushir; Japanese: 幌筵島, romanized: Paramushiru-tō) is a volcanic island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is separated from Shumshu by the very narrow Second Kuril Strait in the northeast 2.5 km (1.6 mi), from Antsiferov by the Luzhin Strait (15 km (9.3 mi)) to the southwest, from Atlasov in the northwest by 20 km (12 mi), and from Onekotan in the south by the 40 km (25 mi) wide Fourth Kuril Strait. Its northern tip is 39 km (24 mi) from Cape Lopatka at the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Severo-Kurilsk, the administrative center of the Severo-Kurilsky district, is the only permanently populated settlement on Paramushir island.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in North Kurils

    Also in Kuril Islands

    • Iturup

      3,163 km²▲ 1,634 m

      Major islands

    • Kunashir

      1,485 km²▲ 1,819 m

      Major islands

    • Urup

      1,419 km²▲ 1,348 m

      Major islands

    • Onekotan

      428 km²▲ 1,325 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

    • Kunashir

      1,485 km²▲ 1,819 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

    Photographs