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    Urup

    Уруп

    45°54′N 149°59′E

    Urup (Russian: Уру́п, romanized: Urúp, Japanese: 得撫島, romanized: Uruppu-tō, Ainu: ウルㇷ゚, romanized: Urup) is a volcanic island in the Kuril Islands chain in the south of the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language word urup, meaning "sockeye salmon".

    Остров Уруп: Курильский городской округ, Сахалинская область
    Остров Уруп: Курильский городской округ, Сахалинская область

    Фото Алексей Романов / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    45°54′N 149°59′E

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    Urup (Russian: Уру́п, romanized: Urúp, Japanese: 得撫島, romanized: Uruppu-tō, Ainu: ウルㇷ゚, romanized: Urup) is a volcanic island in the Kuril Islands chain in the south of the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language word urup, meaning "sockeye salmon". Historically, the island was populated and a Japanese garrison was present in the Second World War and then a Russian garrison. Today, the island is uninhabited although there are former mining operations on the island where temporary workers have resided. It is administered as part of the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Greater Kuril Ridge

    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

    • Kunashir

      1,485 km²▲ 1,819 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