Rasshua Island

Rasshua is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the chain in the in the northwest Pacific Ocean, 16 kilometres from and 30 kilometres southwest of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Russia
  • Also known as: Rashowa” and “Rasshua
  • Historically known as: Rashau Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rasshua.

Volcano
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is a volcano.

Rasshua Island

Latitude
47.74802° or 47° 44′ 53″ north
Longitude
153.01323° or 153° 0′ 48″ east
Elevation
707 metres (2,320 feet)
Open location code
8RVMP2X7+67
Geo­Names ID
2121692
Wiki­data ID
Q606198
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Turkish—“Rasshua Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Pulo Rasshua
  • Azerbaijani: Rasşua adası
  • Basque: Rasshua
  • Belarusian: Востраў Расшуа
  • Belarusian: Расшуа
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Raseva
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Rasshua
  • Cebuano: Rashau Island
  • Cebuano: Rashowa Shima
  • Cebuano: Rashowa-jima
  • Cebuano: Rashowa-tō
  • Cebuano: Rashuwa Tō
  • Cebuano: Rasyowa To
  • Cebuano: Rasyuwa To
  • Cebuano: Остров Расшуа
  • Chinese: 拉斯舒阿岛
  • Chinese: 拉斯舒阿島
  • Chinese: 罗处和岛
  • Chinese: 羅處和島
  • Czech: Rasšua
  • Dutch: Rasshua
  • French: Rasshua
  • German: Rasschua
  • Indonesian: Rasshua
  • Italian: Rasšua
  • Japanese: ラスシュア島
  • Japanese: 羅処和島
  • Korean: 라스슈아섬
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rassjua
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rassjua
  • Norwegian: Rassjua
  • Persian: راسشوآ
  • Polish: Rasszua
  • Russian: Остров Расшуа
  • Russian: Расшуа (остров)
  • Russian: Расшуа
  • Spanish: Rasshua
  • Turkish: Rasşua Adası

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gora Gnilaya and Gora Rasshua.

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