Southern Kurils / Northern Territories Spatial Explorer

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45.2250° N, 147.8800° E

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Iturup (Etorofu / 伊択捉島)

Largest island in Southern Kuril chain. Site of recent Presidential visit by V. Putin. Administered by Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), claimed by Japan.

Target Distance
152.4 km
To Nemuro, Hokkaido
Jurisdiction
RU Control
JP Claimed

Historic Treaty Boundaries

1855 1875 1945 1956 Present
Present Status (Post-1945)

De facto Russian military/civil administration. Japan holds sovereign claim over Northern Territories (Etorofu, Kunashir, Shikotan, Habomai).

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