Kuril Islands
island chain located in Northeast Asia administered by Russia
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Summary
Kuril Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,468 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sakhalin Oblast[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Okhotsk[5], Pacific Ocean[6]
- Instance of: disputed territory[7]
- Part of: islands of Sakhalin Oblast[8]
- Commons category: Kuril Islands[9]
- Located in time zone: Magadan Time[10], Japan Standard Time[11]
- Has part(s): Greater Kuril Ridge[12], Lesser Kuril Ridge[13], South Kuril Islands[14]
- Highest point: Alaid[15]
- Significant event: Treaty of Saint Petersburg[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kuril Islands[17]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24]
- Topic has template: Template:Kuril Islands[25]
- Native label: Курильские острова[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 2339 m[27]
- Area: 10,500 km²[28]
- History of topic: history of the Kuril Islands[29]
- Permanent duplicated item: Kuril Islands[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/SACO-Lite Pilot[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of the Kuril Islands[32]
- P14541: LPeYa[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kuril Islands include Kurilsk[34], an administrative divisions of Russia[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1800[37] and Kuril–Kamchatka Trench[38], an oceanic trench[39], in Russia[40].
Why It Matters
Kuril Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Kurilsk[34], an administrative divisions of Russia[35], in Russia[36], founded in 1800[37] and Kuril–Kamchatka Trench[38], an oceanic trench[39], in Russia[40].