Kuril Islands

Summary

Kuril Islands is an archipelago^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kuril Islands is located in Sakhalin Oblast^[3].
• Kuril Islands is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Kuril Islands is on the body of water Sea of Okhotsk^[5].
• Kuril Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[6].
• Kuril Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago^[7].
• Kuril Islands's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[8].
• Kuril Islands's Commons category is recorded as Kuril Islands^[9].
• Kuril Islands's located in time zone is recorded as Magadan Time^[10].
• Kuril Islands's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[11].
• Kuril Islands comprises Greater Kuril Ridge^[12].
• Kuril Islands comprises Lesser Kuril Ridge^[13].
• Kuril Islands comprises South Kuril Islands^[14].
• Kuril Islands's highest point is recorded as Alaid^[15].
• Kuril Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47, 'lon': 152.1}^[16].
• Kuril Islands's significant event is recorded as Treaty of Saint Petersburg^[17].
• Kuril Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kuril Islands^[18].
• Kuril Islands's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/kurilske-ostrovy/^[19].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[22].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[25].
• Kuril Islands's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Kuril Islands's topic has template is recorded as Template:Kuril Islands^[27].

Body

Geography

Kuril Islands is in the country of Russia^[4]. It is located in Sakhalin Oblast^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Okhotsk^[5], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29] and Pacific Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30].

Physical Characteristics

Kuril Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10500'}^[31]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2339'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago^[7] and disputed territory^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kuril Islands include Kuril–Kamchatka Trench^[33], an oceanic trench^[34], in Russia^[35] and Kurilsk^[36], an administrative divisions of Russia^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1800^[39].

Why It Matters

Kuril Islands ranks in the top 3% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Kuril–Kamchatka Trench^[33], an oceanic trench^[34], in Russia^[35] and Kurilsk^[36], an administrative divisions of Russia^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1800^[39].