Kuril Islands
Archipelago in Russia
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The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately 1,300 km northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia,... Wikipedia
Area: 4,055 mi²
Coordinates: 47°00′N 152°06′E / 47.0°N 152.1°E
Location: Pacific Ocean
Districts: Severo-Kurilsky, Kurilsky, Yuzhno-Kurilsky
Ethnic groups: majority Russians
Highest elevation: 2,339 m (7674 ft)
Highest point: Alaid