Kunashir

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Kunashir is the southernmost of the Kuril Islands, a volcanically active island whose sovereignty is disputed between Russia and Japan.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kunashir Island 29
Kunashir canonical 8
Kunashiri Island 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
island
volcanic island
administeredBy Russia
belongsToArchipelago Kuril Islands
borderedBy Nemuro Strait
claimedAs Northern Territories by Japan
climateType humid continental climate
countryClaimedBy Japan
Russia
currentStatus administered by Russia, claimed by Japan
disputedBetween Russia and Japan
hasArea about 1490 km²
hasBiodiversity brown bears
mixed forests
rich marine life
seabird colonies
hasGeologicalFeature fumaroles
hot springs
stratovolcanoes
hasHighestPoint Tyatya volcano
hasHighestPointElevation 1819 m
hasLength about 123 km
hasMainSettlement Yuzhno-Kurilsk
hasPopulationCharacteristic sparsely populated
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fish processing
fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasVolcano Golovnin
Mendeleev
Rurui
Tyatya
hasWidth up to about 30 km
historicallyControlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Russian Empire
Soviet Union
isVolcanicallyActive true
locatedIn Kuril Islands
North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
nearbyIsland Hokkaido
Iturup
Shikotan
partOf Sakhalin Oblast
Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
separatedFrom Hokkaido
southernmostOf Kuril Islands
strategicImportance controls sea routes between Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific Ocean

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kuril Islands hasMajorIsland Kunashir
Northern Territories Affairs Administration dealsWith Kunashiri Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo Airport locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo Airport serves Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo Airport servesIsland Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsk locatedIn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya island Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya isLandmarkOf Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Iturup separatedFrom Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Mendeleev Volcano locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Shikotan nearbyIsland Kunashir
Golovnin Volcano locatedIn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Golovnin Volcano isOnIsland Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Nemuro Strait adjacentTo Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tiatia Volcano locatedIn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Southern Kurils hasPart Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Habomai Islands locatedSouthOf Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Mount Rausu hasViewOf Kunashiri Island
linked to: Kunashir
Northern Territories Affairs Administration focusesOn Kunashiri Island
subject linked to: NTAA (English context)
linked to: Kunashir
Northern Territories comprises Kunashiri Island
linked to: Kunashir
DEE regionServed Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsky District contains Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Mendeleyevo Airport locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
South Kuril Ridge hasIsland Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Rurui locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Mendeleev locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Golovnin locatedIn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Russia and Japan haveTerritorialDisputeOver Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Northern Territories (Japan) consistsOf Kunashiri Island
subject linked to: Northern Territories by Japan
linked to: Kunashir
Northern Territories (Japan) hasMainIsland Kunashiri Island
subject linked to: Northern Territories by Japan
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya volcano locatedOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya volcano isLandformOf Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya volcano isStratovolcanoOn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Tyatya volcano isTouristAttractionIn Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Nemuro City near Kunashiri Island
linked to: Kunashir
Nemuro Peninsula near Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir
Yuriy Island locatedNear Kunashir Island
linked to: Kunashir