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Paramushir

Island in Kuril Islands, Russia

PlaceislandQ818749

Also known as Haramushiru

Country: Russia
, Russian Empire
, Soviet Union
Located in: Severo-Kurilsky District
Area: 2,471 km²
Elevation: 1,816 m
Population: 2,470(2006)
Located in/on physical feature: Kuril Islands
, Paramushir

Overview

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Paramushir is a volcanic island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is separated from Shumshu by the very narrow Second Kuril Strait in the northeast 2.5 km (1.6 mi), from Antsiferov by the Luzhin Strait to the southwest, from Atlasov in the northwest by 20 km (12 mi), and from Onekotan in the south by the 40 km (25 mi) wide Fourth Kuril Strait. Its northern tip is 39 km (24 mi) from Cape Lopatka at the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Severo-Kurilsk, the administrative center of the Severo-Kurilsky district, is the only permanently populated settlement on Paramushir island.

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Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Okhotsk
Pacific Ocean
Second Kuril Strait
Luzhin Strait
Fourth Kuril Strait
Highest point: Chikurachki
Part of: North Kurils
Capital: Severo-Kurilsk
Name in kana: ぱらむしるとう

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13 identifiers linking Paramushir across the web's reference databases

50.3833, 155.6833OpenStreetMap ↗

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