Shimushiru-tō

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Shimushiru-tō is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in Russia’s Kuril Islands chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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Shimushiru-tō canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic island
archipelago Kuril Islands
continent Asia
country Russia
governedBy Sakhalin Oblast authorities
hasClimate subarctic maritime climate
hasEcosystem subarctic island ecosystem
hasFormerSovereignState Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
hasGeologicalSetting subduction zone
hasHazard earthquakes
tsunamis
volcanic eruptions
hasHighestPoint Milne volcano summit
linked to: Milne volcano
hasNearbyFeature Kuril Trench
hasNoPermanentPopulation true
hasPrimaryLanguageOfAdministration Russian
hasStatus remote island
uninhabited territory of Russia
hasSurroundingWaters rich marine biodiversity
hasVegetation shrubs and grasses
tundra-like vegetation
hasVolcanicOrigin true
hasVolcano Milne volcano
Shimushiru volcano
linked to: Ushishir Volcano
locatedIn Far Eastern Federal District
Kuril Islands
Pacific Ring of Fire
Sakhalin Oblast
northwest Pacific Ocean
locatedInIslandGroup Central Kuril Islands
linked to: Kuril Islands
locatedInSea North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
locatedNorthOf Urup Island
locatedSouthOf Ketoy Island NERFINISHED
Simushir Strait
mountainType stratovolcano
nearTectonicPlate Pacific Plate
separates North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
sovereignState Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
tectonicPlate Okhotsk Plate
uninhabited true
usedFor military activities (historically)
volcanicArc Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc

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Simushir formerName Shimushiru-tō