Shikotan, Hokkaido
Shikotan (Japanese: 色丹村, Shikotan-mura, Russian: Шикотан) is a village in Shikotan District, both of which are located in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. It is currently administered by Russia as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido Prefecture.[1][2]
Shikotan
色丹村 | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Port of Malokurilskoye | |
 The municipality is labeled here as number 6. | |
| Country |  Japan Russia |
| Region/Federal District |  HokkaidoFar Eastern Federal District |
| Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido Prefecture (Nemuro Subprefecture) Sakhalin |
| District/District | Shikotan Yuzhno-Kurilsky District |
| Area | |
• Total | 253.33 km2 (97.81 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,499 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
Etymology
[edit]The name was originally called Shakotan and it comes from the Ainu language.
Geography
[edit]The municipality and island is formed by the volcanic rock and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods. There are two extinct volcanoes on Shikotan: Mount Tomari and Mount Notoro.
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Seokwoo; Yi, Sŏg-u (2001). Towards a Framework for the Resolution of the Territorial Dispute Over the Kurile Islands. IBRU. ISBN 978-1-897643-44-0.
- ^ Richardson, Paul B. (2018-06-30). At the Edge of the Nation: The Southern Kurils and the Search for Russia's National Identity. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-7547-3.
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