Ekarma
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Ekarma (; Japanese 越渇磨島; Ekaruma-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, separated from Shiashkotan Island by the Ekarma Strait. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “safe anchorage”.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Ekarma
- Islands.native_name
- Экарма 越渇磨島
- Islands.image_name
- Ekarma - Landsat 7.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA Landsat view of Ekarma Island
- Islands.area_km2
- 30
- Islands.location
- Sea of Okhotsk
- Islands.archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Islands.highest_mount
- Pik Ekarma
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1170
- Islands.population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 30
- Elevation
- 1170
- Image
- Ekarma - Landsat 7.jpg
- Width
- 5
- Length
- 7.5
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Ekarma (; Japanese 越渇磨島; Ekaruma-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, separated from Shiashkotan Island by the Ekarma Strait. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “safe anchorage”.
thumb|Topographic map of Shiashkotan and nearby islands including Ekarma
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