Onekotan
Volcanic island in the Kurile island chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Onekotan (Russian: Онекотан; Japanese 温禰古丹島; Onekotan-tō, occasionally Onnekotan-tō, Ainu: オネコタン or オネコタㇴ) is an uninhabited volcanic island located near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "large village”. It is the second largest island, after Paramushir, in the northern subgroup of the Kurils. It is administratively included in the Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin oblast, Russia.
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Quick Facts Native name: Онекотан 温禰古丹島, Geography ...
Native name: Онекотан 温禰古丹島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
Coordinates | 49°27′N 154°46′E |
Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
Area | 425 km2 (164 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,324 m (4344 ft) |
Highest point | Krenitsyn |
Administration | |
Russia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Ethnic groups | Ainu (formerly) |
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