Lesser Kuril Chain

The Lesser Kuril Chain, is an island chain in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The islands are administered as part of of , , and many sources consider the chain to be geographically part of the .
Wikipedia
NASA, Public domain.
  • Island
  • …is also known as “Lesser Kuril Ridge”
  • Description: group of islands in East Asia

Lesser Kuril Chain

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Latitude
43.65257° or 43° 39′ 9″ north
Longitude
146.52346° or 146° 31′ 25″ east
Open location code
8RM8MG3F+29
Geo­Names ID
11820052
Wiki­data ID
Q2093721

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Lesser Kuril Chain” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Klein-Koerile”
  • Armenian: “Փոքր Կուրիլյան շղթա”
  • Armenian: “Փոքր շղթա (Կուրիլներ)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik Kuril cərgəsi”
  • Belarusian: “Малая Курыльская града”
  • Chinese: “小千岛群岛”
  • Chinese: “小千島群島”
  • Dutch: “Kleine Koerilen”
  • Esperanto: “Malgranda Kurila Insulĉeno”
  • Esperanto: “Malgrandaj Kuriloj”
  • Estonian: “Väike-Kuriilid”
  • French: “crête inférieure des Kouriles”
  • French: “Crête inférieure des Kouriles”
  • Japanese: “小クリル列島”
  • Japanese: “小千島列島”
  • Polish: “Mały Łańcuch Kurylski”
  • Russian: “Малая гряда (Курилы)”
  • Russian: “Малая Курильская гряда”
  • Slovenian: “Mali kurilski greben”
  • Thai: “ห่วงโซ่เลสเซอร์คูริล”
  • Ukrainian: “Мала Курильська гряда”

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