Iturup

Summary

Iturup is an island^[1]. Iturup ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iturup is located in Nemuro Subprefecture^[3].
• Iturup is located in Kurilsky District^[4].
• Iturup is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Iturup is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Iturup is on the body of water Sea of Okhotsk^[7].
• Iturup is on the body of water Vries Strait^[8].
• Iturup is on the body of water Yekaterina Strait^[9].
• Iturup is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Iturup's instance of is recorded as island^[11].
• Iturup's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[12].
• Iturup's capital is recorded as Kurilsk^[13].
• States General is named after Iturup^[14].
• Iturup is part of Greater Kuril Ridge^[15].
• Iturup's Commons category is recorded as Iturup^[16].
• Iturup's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[17].
• Iturup's said to be the same as is recorded as Staten Island^[18].
• Iturup's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.033333333333, 'lon': 147.61666666667}^[19].
• Iturup's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Greater Kuril Ridge^[20].
• Iturup's significant event is recorded as Japanese repatriation from South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands^[21].
• Iturup's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iturup^[22].
• Iturup has a population of {'amount': '+6300'}^[23].
• Iturup has a population of {'amount': '+6387'}^[24].
• Iturup has a population of {'amount': '+6799'}^[25].
• Iturup's territory claimed by is recorded as Japan^[26].
• Iturup's territory claimed by is recorded as Russia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Japan^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in -0660^[33]. Located in include Nemuro Subprefecture^[3], a subprefecture of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 2010^[36] and Kurilsky District^[4], an administrative divisions of Russia^[37], in Russia^[38]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Okhotsk^[7], a marginal sea^[39], in Russia^[40]; Vries Strait^[8], a strait^[41], in Russia^[42]; Yekaterina Strait^[9], a strait^[43], in Russia^[44]; and Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[45]. Iturup is part of Greater Kuril Ridge^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Iturup covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3166.64'}^[46]. Iturup's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+200'}^[47]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6300'}^[23], {'amount': '+6387'}^[24], and {'amount': '+6799'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[11] and disputed territory^[12].

History and Context

States General is named after Iturup^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iturup include Japanese escort ship Etorofu^[48], a kaibokan^[49].

Why It Matters

Iturup ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).^[2] Iturup has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Iturup is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for Iturup include Japanese escort ship Etorofu^[48], a kaibokan^[49].