Shumshu

Shumshu is the easternmost and second-northernmost island of the chain, which divides the from the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Kuril Islands, Russia
  • Historically known as: Shumshir Island

Shumshu

Latitude
50.74914° or 50° 44′ 57″ north
Longitude
156.36382° or 156° 21′ 50″ east
Elevation
133 metres (436 feet)
Open location code
9R2RP9X7+MG
Geo­Names ID
2121238
Wiki­data ID
Q838500
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Shumshu” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Pulo Shumshu
  • Afrikaans: Sjoemsjoe
  • Arabic: شومشو
  • Azerbaijani: Şumşu
  • Basque: Shumshu
  • Basque: Xumxu
  • Belarusian: Востраў Шумшу
  • Belarusian: Шумшу
  • Bulgarian: Шумшу
  • Catalan: Xumxú
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Shumshu (pulo sa Rusya, Kamtchatski Kray)
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Shumshu
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Syumusyu
  • Cebuano: Shimishu-tō
  • Cebuano: Shimushu-tō
  • Cebuano: Shimushu
  • Cebuano: Shumshir
  • Cebuano: Shumushu-jima
  • Cebuano: Shumushu-tō
  • Cebuano: Simusyu Tō
  • Chinese: 占守岛
  • Chinese: 占守島
  • Chinese: 舒姆舒岛
  • Chinese: 舒姆舒島
  • Czech: Šumšu
  • Dutch: Shimushu
  • Dutch: Shumushu
  • Dutch: Sjoemsjoe
  • Egyptian Arabic: شومشو
  • Estonian: Šumšu
  • French: Choumchou
  • French: Shumshu
  • German: Schumschu
  • German: Shumushu
  • Greek: Σουμσού
  • Hebrew: שומשו
  • Indonesian: Shumshu
  • Italian: Šumšu
  • Japanese: しゅむしゅとう
  • Japanese: シュムシュ島
  • Japanese: 占守島
  • Korean: 슈무슈 섬
  • Korean: 슘슈섬
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sjumsju
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjumsju
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Шумшу
  • Norwegian: Sjumsju
  • Persian: شومشو
  • Polish: Szumszu
  • Portuguese: Ilha Shumshu
  • Portuguese: Shumshu
  • Portuguese: Shumushu
  • Russian: Остров Шумшу
  • Russian: Шумшу
  • Russian: Шумъ
  • Spanish: Shumshu
  • Turkish: Şumşu Adası
  • Ukrainian: Шумшу
  • Vietnamese: Shumshu

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