Kunashir Island

Summary

Kunashir Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,812 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kunashir Island is located in Yuzhno-Kurilsky District^[3].
• Kunashir Island is located in Hokkaido^[4].
• Kunashir Island is located in Kunashiri District^[5].
• Kunashir Island is in the country of Russia^[6].
• Kunashir Island is in the country of Japan^[7].
• Kunashir Island is in the country of Russian Empire^[8].
• Kunashir Island is on the body of water Sea of Okhotsk^[9].
• Kunashir Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Kunashir Island's instance of is recorded as island^[11].
• Kunashir Island's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[12].
• Kunashir Island's capital is recorded as Yuzhno-Kurilsk^[13].
• Kunashir Island is part of Greater Kuril Ridge^[14].
• Kunashir Island's Commons category is recorded as Kunashir^[15].
• Kunashir Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[16].
• Kunashir Island's highest point is recorded as Tyatya^[17].
• Kunashir Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.07, 'longitude': 145.77}^[18].
• Kunashir Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Greater Kuril Ridge^[19].
• Kunashir Island's significant event is recorded as Treaty of Shimoda^[20].
• Kunashir Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kunashir Island^[21].
• Kunashir Island has a population of {'amount': '+8000'}^[22].
• Kunashir Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Russia^[23].
• Kunashir Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Japan^[24].
• Kunashir Island's native label is recorded as Кунашир^[25].
• Kunashir Island's native label is recorded as 国後島^[26].
• Kunashir Island's native label is recorded as クンネ・シㇼ^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Japan^[7], a sovereign state^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in -0660^[33]; and Russian Empire^[8], an empire^[34], in Russian Empire^[35], founded in 1721^[36]. Located in include Yuzhno-Kurilsky District^[3], an urban okrug in Russia^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1946^[39]; Hokkaido^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41]; and Kunashiri District^[5], a district of Japan^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1879^[44]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Okhotsk^[9], a marginal sea^[45], in Russia^[46] and Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[47]. Kunashir Island is part of Greater Kuril Ridge^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Kunashir Island covers an area of {'amount': '+1489.27'}^[48]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1819'}^[49]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+123'}^[50]. It has a population of {'amount': '+8000'}^[22].

Designation and Status

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

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kunashir Island include Japanese escort Kunashiri^[51], a kaibokan^[52] and Oxytropis kunashiriensis^[53], a taxon^[54].

Why It Matters

Kunashir Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,812 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for it include Japanese escort Kunashiri^[51], a kaibokan^[52] and Oxytropis kunashiriensis^[53], a taxon^[54].