Lesser Kuril Chain
Lesser Kuril Chain (Russian: Малая Курильская гряда) is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean and part of the Kuril Islands.[1] It includes Shikotan, Habomai Islands and several small islands lying close to the Shikotan.
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Lesser Kuril Chain is separated from Greater Kuril Chain by South Kuril Strait. Its maximum height is 412 m (Shikotan), and its length is 100 km. Total area is 360.85 km². The chain includes 6 large and several smaller islands.
Lesser Kuril Chain is part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. Claimed by Japan.
Name | Area, km² |
Maximum height, m | Latitude | Longitude | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lesser Kuril Chain | |||||
Shikotan | 264,13 | 412 | 43°48' | 146°45' | |
Polonsky Island | 11,57 | 16 | 43°38' | 146°19' | |
Oskolki | 0,2 | 38 | 43°35' | 146°25' | |
Zeleny Island | 58,72 | 24 | 43°30' | 146°08' | |
Tanfilyev Island | 12,92 | 15 | 43°26' | 145°55' | |
Yuri | 10,32 | 44 | 43°25' | 146°04' | |
Dyomin Islands | 0,7 | 34 | 43°25' | 146°10' | |
Anuchin Island | 2,35 | 33 | 43°22' | 146°00' |
References
- "GSE". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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