Iturup (Russian: Итуру́п), also historically known by other names, is an island in the Kuril Archipelago separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly midway along its western shore. Iturup is the largest and northernmost of the southern Kurils, ownership of which is disputed by Japan and Russia. It is located between Kunashiri 19 km (12 mi) to its southwest and Urup 37 km (23 mi) to its northeast. The Vries Strait between Iturup and Urup forms the Miyabe Line dividing the predominant plants of the Kurils.
The native inhabitants of the islands since at least the 14th century were the Ainu. Various European explorers passed the area over the years but settlement varied between Russian and Japanese. The island was formally claimed as Japanese territory in 1855. Near the end of the Second World War in 1945, the Soviet Union occupied the southern Kurils and forcibly removed its Japanese residents. Japan continues to claim the islands and considers the northern edge of the island to be its own northernmost point.
Iturup (Russian: Итуру́п), also historically known by other names, is an island in the Kuril Archipelago separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific...
Iturup Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Итуруп) (IATA: ITU, ICAO: UHSI) is a public airport on Iturup Island, Russia. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast...
claims the four southernmost islands, including two of the three largest (Iturup and Kunashir), as part of its territory, as well as Shikotan and the unpopulated...
Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. The islands in dispute are: Iturup (Russian: Итуруп)—Etorofu Island (Japanese: 択捉島, Etorofu-tō) Kunashir (Russian:...
Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed by Russia. The southernmost point is Okinotorishima;...
on Iturup Island Baransky on Iturup Island Berutarube on Iturup Island Bogatyr Ridge on Iturup Island (includes Stokap) Bogdan Khmelnitsky on Iturup Island...
two mine trawlers (ТЩ-589 and ТЩ-590) to Rubetzu Bay on Iturup island. The landings on Iturup were continued by the 355th Rifle Division, which also landed...
varieties of the same subspecies. Later, explorers to the Kuril islands of Iturup and Kunashir believed that the wolves they saw there were the Japanese subspecies...
separated by the Catherine Strait (Kunashiri Suido) from the island of Iturup, located 22 km northeast; Kunashir Strait (upper Nemuro Kaikyo) from Shiretoko...
claim the southernmost islands as the Northern Territories, consisting of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai Islands. This claim is based on ambiguities...
Fragaria iturupensis, the Iturup strawberry, is a species of wild strawberry, endemic to Iturup in the Kuril Islands. It is noted to have relatively large...
Russia and claimed by Japan. These islands are called the Chishima Islands. Iturup - Etorofu (択捉島, Etorofu-tō) Kunashir - Kunashiri (国後島, Kunashiri-tō) Shikotan...
Islands. They are currently under Russian administration, but together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan are claimed by Japan. In the...
It also occurs on Honshu and Hokkaido Islands in Japan and on Kunashir, Iturup, and Sakhalin Islands in Russia. The least weasel occupies a similar type...
Henrietta Island, De Long Islands Herald Island Iony Island, Sea of Okhotsk Iturup (Etorofu), Kuril Islands, claimed by Japan Jeannette Island, De Long Islands...
Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: 2,070 (2010 Russian census); 2,233 (2002 Census); 2,699 (1989...
language of the Kuril Islands. The main inhabited islands were Kunashir, Iturup and Urup in the south, and Shumshu in the north. Other islands either had...
- is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. It includes North Kurils, Iturup and Kunashir. At its south western end, the Greater Kuril Chain is separated...
Hitokappu Bay (単冠湾, Hitokappu Wan), is a natural harbor at the central part of Iturup, Kuril Islands. It has been controlled by the Soviet Union since the Soviets...
245 square kilometres (1,253 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Russia's Iturup Island. These are the important cities/towns of the district: Barpeta The...
Sakhalin Oblast, in Russia. However, the Habomai Islands, together with Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan, are claimed by Japan. The island got its name from...
earthquake was a Mw 8.3–8.4 earthquake that struck near the Kuril island of Iturup on November 6, 1958, at 22:58 UTC, or 09:58 on the 7th local time. The earthquake...
Koritsky (Russian: Мыс Корицкий, Mys Koritsky) is the northernmost point of Iturup, one of the Kuril Islands. In Japanese, the cape is called either Cape Kamoiwakka...
population): This group numbered almost 2,000 people (mainly in Kunashir, Iturup, and Urup) during the 18th century. In 1884, their population had decreased...
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