Greater Kuril Chain ( Russian : Большая Курильская гряда ) - a part of the Kuril Islands - is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean . It includes North Kurils, Iturup and Kunashir .
5-674: At its south western end, the Greater Kuril Chain is separated from the Lesser Kuril Chain by the South Kuril Strait . The maximum altitude in the Greater Kuril Chain is 2339m, on ( Atlasov Island ). Length - 1200 km. Total Area - 10,100 km. Greater Kuril Chain is part of Sakhalin Oblast of Russia . In the southern group of islands, Iturup and Kunashir are under Russian control, but this
10-613: Is disputed by Japan . 47°17′N 151°30′E / 47.283°N 151.500°E / 47.283; 151.500 This Sakhalin Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lesser Kuril Chain The Lesser Kuril Chain ( Russian : Малая Курильская гряда , Japanese : しょうクリルれっとう or 小千島列島), is an island chain in the northwestern Pacific Ocean . The islands are administered as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast , Russia , and many sources consider
15-721: The Habomai Islands and several small islands lying close to the Shikotan . The chain parallels, but is much shorter than, the Greater Kuril Chain, from which the Lesser Kurils lie to the south-east. The length of the Lesser Kuril island chain is about 100 km (62 mi), and the total land area is 360.85 km (139.32 sq mi). The islands' highest point is a mountain summit on Shikotan , 412 m (1,352 ft) above sea level. The islands of
20-871: The chain to be geographically part of the Kuril Islands . However, the Japanese government claims that these islands are not part of the Kuril Islands and are instead minor islands of Hokkaido Prefecture . The Lesser Kuril Chain lies northeast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaido , near the southwestern end of the Greater Kuril Chain , from which it is separated by the South Kuril Strait. It consists of Shikotan ,
25-400: The chain, along with neighbouring Kunashir , have been recognised as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) by BirdLife International because they support populations of various threatened bird species, including many waterbirds , seabirds and waders . 43°37′N 146°23′E / 43.617°N 146.383°E / 43.617; 146.383 This Sakhalin Oblast location article
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