Simushir
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Simushir (, , ), meaning Large Island in Ainu, is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Marikan.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Simushir
- Islands.native_name
- Симушир 新知島
- Islands.image_name
- Simushir ISS015-E-26171.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Simushir Island
- Islands.area_km2
- 227.6
- Islands.location
- Sea of Okhotsk
- Islands.map_image
- Kuriles Simushir.PNG
- Islands.archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Islands.country
- Russia
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1540
- Islands.population
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1
- Area
- 344.86
- Elevation
- 1539
- Image
- Simushir ISS015-E-26171.jpg
- Width
- 12
- Length
- 59
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- しむしるとう
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Simushir (, , ), meaning Large Island in Ainu, is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Marikan.
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