Onekotan

one of the Kuril Islands, Russia
Place volcanic_island Q1043134
Onekotan
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Summary

Onekotan is a volcanic island[1]. Onekotan draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_island category, ranking #36 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • Onekotan is located in Severo-Kurilsky District[3].
  • Onekotan is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Onekotan is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Onekotan is in the country of Soviet Union[6].
  • Onekotan is on the body of water Sea of Okhotsk[7].
  • Onekotan is on the body of water Fourth Kuril Strait[8].
  • Onekotan is on the body of water Proliv Yevreinova[9].
  • Onekotan is on the body of water Krenitsyn Strait[10].
  • Onekotan's instance of is recorded as volcanic island[11].
  • Onekotan's instance of is recorded as island[12].
  • Onekotan is part of North Kurils[13].
  • Onekotan's Commons category is recorded as Onekotan[14].
  • Onekotan's highest point is recorded as Krenitsyn Volcano[15].
  • Onekotan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.45, 'lon': 154.76666666667}[16].
  • Onekotan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.444166666667, 'lon': 154.75805555556}[17].
  • Onekotan's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kuril Islands[18].
  • Onekotan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Onekotan[19].
  • Onekotan has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • Onekotan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Onekotan's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Onekotan's name in kana is recorded as おんねこたんとう[23].
  • Onekotan's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+42'}[24].
  • Onekotan covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+315'}[25].
  • Onekotan's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+17'}[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[4], a sovereign state[27], in Russia[28], founded in 1991[29]; Russian Empire[5], an empire[30], in Russian Empire[31], founded in 1721[32]; and Soviet Union[6], a federal republic[33], in Soviet Union[34], founded in 1922[35]. Onekotan is located in Severo-Kurilsky District[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Okhotsk[7], a marginal sea[36], in Russia[37]; Fourth Kuril Strait[8], a strait[38], in Russia[39]; Proliv Yevreinova[9], a strait[40], in Russia[41]; and Krenitsyn Strait[10], a strait[42], in Russia[43]. Onekotan is part of North Kurils[13].

Physical Characteristics

Onekotan covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+315'}[25]. Onekotan's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+42'}[24]. Onekotan has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include volcanic island[11] and island[12].

Why It Matters

Onekotan draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_island category, ranking #36 of 77).[2] Onekotan has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Onekotan is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Length → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+42'}
    Population → {'amount': '+0'}
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+17'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "Onekotan"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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