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    Polonsky Island

    Полонского, Polonski adası, Polonskovo

    43°38′N 146°19′E

    Polonsky Island (Russian: Полонского; Japanese: 多楽島 Taraku-to), or Polonskogo, is an unpopulated island in the Habomai Islands in the southern part of the Lesser Kuril Islands which administratively belongs to Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, in Russia.

    Остров Полонского. Снимок с МКС. Фрагмент
    Остров Полонского. Снимок с МКС. Фрагмент

    Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain

    Terrain

    43°38′N 146°19′E

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    Overview

    Polonsky Island (Russian: Полонского; Japanese: 多楽島 Taraku-to), or Polonskogo, is an unpopulated island in the Habomai Islands in the southern part of the Lesser Kuril Islands which administratively belongs to Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, in Russia. However, the Habomai Islands, together with Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan, are claimed by Japan. Polonsky island got its name from the Russian explorer and geographer Aleksandr Semyonovich Polonsky. The island had a small Japanese population for several decades, ending during World War II.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Habomai Islands

    Also in South Kuril Islands

    Also in Lesser Kuril Ridge

    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

    • 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

    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

    • Onekotan

      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

    • 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

    • Polonskogo ISS cut. Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. / Public domain