Map of the Kuril Islands (click to enlarge), showing borders as of 1855, 1875 and 1945 respectively. Few locals pay attention to the ongoing territorial dispute that so occupies the Russian and ...

The Kuril Islands are a chain of 56 islands stretching from the southernmost tip of the far eastern Russian oblast of Kamchatka to Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan.

Location. The disputed islands of Iturup (Etorofu in Japanese), Kunashir (Kunashiri), Shikotan and Habomai lie at their closest point just a few kilometres off the north coast of Hokkaido in Japan.

Karakoram Range, Chari River, Kuril Islands Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) ...

1. The Kuril Islands, an archipelago located south of the Kamchatka Peninsula and northeast of Hokkaido Island, are administered by which country? 2. Pakistan, an arid country largely limited to ...

According to Tokyo, Japan’s sovereignty over the islands is confirmed by several treaties like the Shimoda Treaty of 1855, the 1875 Treaty for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands ...

Image courtesy of KVERT, taken by L. Kotenko on Marhc 18, 2009. To me, one volcanic arc about which I wish I knew more is the Kuril-Kamchatka arc. I’m well aware of how active it is, with giants ...