The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands [a] are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. [1] The islands stretch approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean .

The Kuril Islands dispute, known as the Northern Territories dispute in Japan, is a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands.

Nov 11, 2021 · The Kuril Islands are located between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido and separate the Pacific Ocean (on the east) and the Sea of Okhotsk on the west. The archipelago comprises 22 major islands, 36 smaller islets, and several rocks covering 15,600 square kilometers.

Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin oblast (province), far-eastern Russia. The archipelago extends for 750 miles (1,200 km) from the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) to the northeastern corner of Hokkaido island (Japan) and separates the …

Mar 16, 2016 · On August 9, 1945, the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, the Russian army invaded a collection of Japanese islands known as the Kuril Islands. Lying equidistant between Russia and...

Dec 5, 2024 · The dispute for the Kuril Islands dates back to the 1855 Treaty of Shimoda. Through the treaty, the Russian Empire gained control of the entire archipelago, with the exception of the four southernmost islands, which went to Japan.

The Kuril Islands (Russian: Кури́лы, koo-REE-lyh; Japanese: Chishima Islands, 千島列島, Chishima Rettō), are a chain of islands in the Russian Far East, located directly to the north of Hokkaido, Japan, east of Sakhalin and southwest of Kamchatka.

The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, are a volcanic island archipelago that stretches approximately 750 miles (1,300 km) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, separating the Sea of Okhotsk on the west from the North Pacific Ocean on the east. The chain consists of 22 main islands ...

Nov 30, 2023 · The Kuril Islands (Russian: Кури́лы, koo-REE-lyh; Japanese: Chishima Islands, 千島列島, Chishima Rettō), are a chain of islands in the Russian Far East, located directly to the north of Japan and east of Sakhalin.

The Kuril Islands: Stepping Stones to Beringia. The Kuril islands are a string of volcanically active peaks bordering the Northwest Pacific Ocean and enclosing the Sea of Okhotsk.