Kharimkotan
Volcanic island in the Kurile island chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kharimkotan (Russian: Харимкотан); Japanese 春牟古丹島; Harimukotan-tō, alternatively Harumukotan-tō or 加林古丹島; Karinkotan-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island located 15 km (9 mi) from Onekotan near the northern end of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “village of many Cardiocrinum”.
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Native name: Харимкотан 春牟古丹島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
Coordinates | 49.12°N 154.508°E / 49.12; 154.508 |
Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
Area | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,145 m (3757 ft) |
Highest point | Pik Severgin |
Administration | |
Russia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Ethnic groups | Ainu (formerly) |
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