Research topic: Kuril Islands

Related pictures

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Rate these pictures

Kuril Islands

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kuril Islands or Kuriles , Jap. Chishima-Retto, Rus. Kurilskiye Ostrova, island chain, c.6,020 sq mi (15,590 sq km), Sakhalin region, E Russia. They stretch c.775 mi (1,250 km) between S Kamchatka Peninsula and NE Hokkaido, Japan, and separate the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean. There are 30 large and numerous small islands; Iturup is the largest. Atlasova volcano (7,674 ft/2,339 m) on Atlasova Island is the highest point of the chain. The islands are mainly of volcanic origin. Active volcanoes are present and earthquakes are frequent. The low temperature, high humidity, an... Read more
Kuril Islands
Kuril Islands, (Kuril'skiye Ostrova), Russia Chupka, Rakkoshima...Chishima means ‘One Thousand Islands’ although there are in fact only...between Russia and Japan between the islands of Iturup (Japanese: Etorofu) and Urup... Read more
Kuril Islands
Kuril Islands (Kurilskiye Ostrova) Chain of 30 large and 26 smaller islands in Sakhalin region, Russia; extending 1200km (750mi...separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean. The n islands were settled by Russians, the s islands by Japanese... Read more

Facts and information from other sites



Related research topics

Online videos

Tsunami 1952 - Kuril Islands

Free newspaper and magazine articles

Free Article Kuril Islands and Russia's security.
Free Article Japan Bans Korean Fishermen From Waters it Does Not Own.(Kuril Islands)(Brief Article)
Free Article RUSSIA: PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA NOT SUPPLICANT BUT FULL MEMBER OF G-8 SEES NO QUICK RESOLUTION ON KURIL ISLANDS.

For Students and teachers!

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

HighBeam Encyclopedia provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: