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The '''Kuril Islands''' are a chain of 22 primary [[island]]s and 32 small [[islet]]s in the [[Russian Far East]], part of Sakhalinskaya Oblast' (Сахалинская область). The 22 primary islands are: Antsiferova, Atlasova, Broutona, Chirinkotan, Chirpoy, Ekarma, Habomai Islands, Iturup, Ketoy, Kharimkotan, Kunashir, Makanrushi, Matua, Onekotan, Paramushir, Raikoke, Rasshua, Shiashkotan, Shumshu, Simushir, Urup & Ushishir. The official names of these islands derived from both the Japanese and the Russians. These islands sits on top of two topographical compositions: the [[Greater Kuril Ridge]] and the [[Lesser Kuril Ridge]]. Both of these ridges  parallels one another, one from the North end and the South. The deepest recorded depth from the Kuril Islands is a strait that measures 6,561 feet below sea level & the highest recorded peak is on an island named, [[Vulkan Alaid]], that measures 7,673 feet above sea level. The largest gap recorded between these straits can be as wide as 37 miles.

The '''Kuril Islands''' are a chain of 22 primary [[island]]s and 32 small [[islet]]s in the [[Russian Far East]], part of Sakhalinskaya Oblast' (Сахалинская область). The 22 primary islands are: Antsiferova, Atlasova, Broutona, Chirinkotan, Chirpoy, Ekarma, Habomai Islands, Iturup, Ketoy, Kharimkotan, Kunashir, Makanrushi, Matua, Onekotan, Paramushir, Raikoke, Rasshua, Shiashkotan, Shumshu, Simushir, Urup & Ushishir. The official names of these islands derived from both the Japanese and the Russians. These islands sits on top of two topographical compositions: the [[Greater Kuril Ridge]] and the [[Lesser Kuril Ridge]]. Both of these ridges  parallels one another, one from the North end and the South. The deepest recorded depth from the Kuril Islands is a strait that measures 6,561 feet below sea level & the highest recorded peak is on an island named, [[Vulkan Alaid]], that measures 7,673 feet above sea level. The largest gap recorded between these straits can be as wide as 37 miles.

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