Simushir Island

Simushir, meaning Large Island in Ainu, is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the chain in the in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Marikan.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kuril Islands, Russia
  • Also known as: Ostrov Sinsiru”, “Shimoshiru-tō”, “Shimushiri”, “Shimushiru”, “Shimushiru Jima”, “Simushir”, “Simusiru Tô”, and “Sinsiru

Simushir Island

Latitude
46.96498° or 46° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
152.0459° or 152° 2′ 45″ east
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Open location code
8RRJX27W+X9
Geo­Names ID
2121201
Wiki­data ID
Q1423489
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Simushir Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Pulo Simushir
  • Afrikaans: Simoesjir
  • Asturian: Islla Simushir
  • Azerbaijani: Simuşir
  • Basque: Simushir
  • Basque: Simuxir
  • Belarusian: Востраў Сімушыр
  • Belarusian: Сімушыр
  • Bulgarian: Симушир
  • Catalan: ostrov Simušir
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Simushir
  • Chinese: 希穆希尔岛
  • Chinese: 希穆希爾島
  • Chinese: 新知岛
  • Chinese: 新知島
  • Czech: Simušir
  • Dutch: Simoesjir
  • Esperanto: Simuŝir
  • French: Simouchir
  • French: Simushir
  • German: Shimushiru
  • German: Shinshiru
  • German: Simuschir
  • German: Simushir
  • Greek: Σιμουσίρ
  • Hebrew: סימושיר
  • Italian: Simušir
  • Japanese: シムシル島
  • Japanese: 新知島
  • Korean: 시무시르섬
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Simusjir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Simusjir
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Симушир
  • Norwegian: Simusjir
  • Persian: سیموشیر
  • Russian: Марикан
  • Russian: Остров Симушир
  • Russian: Симушир
  • Russian: Шимушир
  • Slovak: Marikan
  • Slovak: Simušir
  • Slovenian: Simušir
  • Spanish: Simushir
  • Swedish: Shimushiru-tō
  • Swedish: Simusjir
  • Turkish: Simushir
  • Turkish: Simuşir
  • Vietnamese: Simushir

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