Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands, are a chain of islands in the Russian Far East, located directly to the north of Hokkaido, Japan, east of Sakhalin and southwest of Kamchatka.
221.20, Public domain.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kunashir and Kurilsk.
Kunashir
Kunashir is the southernmost of the Kuril Islands in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Atlasov Island and Malokurilskoye.
Kuril Islands
- Island with about 18,000 residents
- Description: island chain located in Northeast Asia administered by Russia
- Also known as“Chishima Islands”“Chishima Rettō”“Kurile Islands”
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- Location
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Latitude of center
47° north
Longitude of center
152.0833° or 152° 5′ east
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In Other Languages
From Abkhazian to Yue Chinese—“Kuril Islands” goes by many names.
Курилтәи адгьылбжьахақәаAbkhazian
Pulo-pulo KurilAchinese
Koeril-eilandeAfrikaans
KoerileAfrikaans
جزر الكوريلArabic
جزر كوريلArabic
Կուրիլյան կղզիներArmenian
Isles KurilesAsturian
Islles KurilesAsturian
Kuril adalarıAzerbaijani
KurilBasque
Kuril uharteakBasque
KurilakBasque
KurilesBasque
Курыльскія астравыBelarusian
কুরিল দ্বীপপুঞ্জBengali
Kurilska ostrvaBosnian
Kurilski otociBosnian
Inizi KourilBreton
KourilBreton
Курилски островиBulgarian
Курилските островиBulgarian
Illes KurilsCatalan
KurilsCatalan
Bol’shaya Kuril’skayaCebuano
Chishima-rettōCebuano
Kuril IslandsCebuano
Kurile IslandsCebuano
Курильские ОстроваCebuano
دوورگەکانی کوریلCentral Kurdish
Курилийн гӀайренашChechen
千岛群岛Chinese
千島列島Chinese
千島群島Chinese
库里尔群岛Chinese
庫里爾列島Chinese
庫里爾群島Chinese
Курил утравĕсемChuvash
KuriliCroatian
Kurilski otociCroatian
Kurilské ostrovyCzech
KurilyCzech
KurilerneDanish
Kuriliske øerDanish
KoerilenDutch
KoerillenDutch
KurileilandenDutch
Insuloj KurilojEsperanto
Kuril-insulojEsperanto
Kurilaj insulojEsperanto
KurilojEsperanto
Kuriili saaredEstonian
KuriilidEstonian
KuriilitFinnish
Illas KurilesGalician
Illas KurísGalician
კურილიის კუნძულებიGeorgian
კურილის კუნძულებიGeorgian
ΚουρίλεςGreek
Κουρίλες νήσοιGreek
איי קורילHebrew
האיים הקורילייםHebrew
कुरील द्वीप समूहHindi
Kuril-szigetekHungarian
KúrileyjarIcelandic
KuriliIdo
Kepulauan ChisimaIndonesian
Kepulauan KurilIndonesian
Oileáin ChúirílIrish
Isole CuriliItalian
Isole KuriliItalian
KuriliItalian
クリル列島Japanese
クリル諸島Japanese
ちしまれっとうJapanese
チシマレットウJapanese
千島Japanese
千島列島Japanese
Kapuloan KurilJavanese
Курил аралдарыKazakh
Курил аралдарыKirghiz
꾸릴 렬도Korean
지시마 열도Korean
천도열도Korean
쿠릴 열도Korean
쿠릴 제도Korean
CurilaeLatin
CurilesLatin
Insulae CurilensesLatin
Insulae KurilensesLatin
KurilesLatin
KuriļiLatvian
KuriļuLatvian
Kuriļu salasLatvian
Курильские островаLatvian
KurilaiLithuanian
Kurilų salosLithuanian
KurilenLow German
Курилски ОстровиMacedonian
Kepulauan KurilMalay
कुरिल द्वीपसमूहMarathi
Kuril Kûn-tóMin Nan Chinese
Курилийн арлуудMongolian
कुरिल न्हसिभुतNewari
KuriilenNorthern Frisian
KurileneNorwegian
KurileneNorwegian Bokmål
KuriløyeneNorwegian Bokmål
KurilaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Illas KurilesOccitan (post 1500)
Курилы сакъадæхтæOssetian
ਕੁਰੀਲ ਟਾਪੂPanjabi
جزایر کوریلPersian
جزیرههای کوریلPersian
KurylePolish
Terytoria PółnocnePolish
Wyspy KurylskiePolish
Arhipelagul KurileRomanian
Insulele KurileRomanian
KurileRomanian
Курил олтирогRussia Buriat
Курил ольтирогRussia Buriat
Kuril’skiye OstrovaRussian
КурилыRussian
Курильская грядаRussian
Курильские о-ваRussian
Курильские ОстроваRussian
ТисимаRussian
Kuril IslandsScots
Курилска острваSerbian
Кури́льские острова́Serbian
KuriliSerbo-Croatian
Kurilska ostrvaSerbo-Croatian
Kurilski otociSerbo-Croatian
Isuli KuriliSicilian
Kurilské ostrovySlovak
KurilySlovak
KuriliSlovenian
Kurilski otokiSlovenian
Kurilsko otočjeSlovenian
Otoki KurilSlovenian
Funguvisiwa la KuriliSwahili
KuriliSwahili
KurilernaSwedish
KurillernaSwedish
KurilöarnaSwedish
கூரில் தீவுகள்Tamil
Курил утрауларыTatar
หมู่เกาะคูริลThai
Kuril AdalarıTurkish
كۇرىل ئاراللىرىUighur
КурилиUkrainian
Курильські островиUkrainian
ТісімаUkrainian
KurileUpper Sorbian
Kuril OrollariUzbek
KuriladVeps
Kurilan saredVeps
KurilVietnamese
Quần đảo ChishimaVietnamese
Quần đảo KurilVietnamese
KoerielnVlaams
Kapuropod-an KurilWaray (Philippines)
KoerilenWestern Frisian
کورائل جزیرےWestern Panjabi
千岛群岛Wu Chinese
Курил арыыларYakut
千島群島Yue Chinese
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