The Kuril Islands (Russian language: Кури́льские острова́, ''Kuril'skie ostrova''), also known as Kurile Islands, stretch northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. They are part of Russia's Sakhalin Oblast. The islands are known in Japanese language as the Chishima Islands (千島列島, ''Chishima rettō''). The name originates from the autonym of the aboriginal Ainu: "kur", meaning man. The Kuril Islands were inhabited by the Ainu from time immemorial until they were expelled from the northernmost by the Russians in the 18th century. Japan inherited them in 1875 (Treaty of Saint Petersburg) in exchange for ceding Sakhalin to Russia. Russia reclaimed them after the World War II (Treaty of San Francisco), but Japan maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands, called ''Northern Territories'' in Japan (see Kuril Island conflict). The Kuril Islands form a volcanic island arc as a result of plate tectonics. The Kuril Trench is an oceanic trench that runs about 200 kilometre east of the Kuril Islands. The islands themselves are summits of stratovolcanoes that rise from the seabed. The islands are renowned for their fogginess, but are rich in seaweed and marine life, such as fish and otters. The northernmost, Atlasov Island (Oyakoba to the Japanese), is an almost perfect volcano cone rising sheer out of the sea, and has led to many Japanese eulogies in haiku, wood-block prints, etc., extolling its beauty, much as they do the more well-known Mt. Fuji. While in Russian sources the islands are mentioned for the first time in 1646, the earliest detailed information about them was provided by the explorer Vladimir Atlasov in 1697. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Kurils were explored by Danila Antsiferov, I.Kozyrevsky, Ivan Yevreinov, Fyodor Luzhin, Martin Shpanberg, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, and Vasily Golovnin. Kuril Islands Islands of Russia Disputed territories Ainu
Are these islands currently inhabited? : Of course they are. And can you tell which country owns them? Judging by the article, it's Japan (which is not) ---- Some observations: * ''"Japan is economically supporting the people living in the islands. In case Japan would be able to solve the dispute for their benefit there is no clear plan for the destiny of the current inhabitants."'' *# I thought the islands were uninhabited? Is the JP government paying people to live there, or are they economically supported through normal trade? In either case, I think it should be made clear what the author means by "support."--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) *# I don't think it's important if Japan doesn't have a plan for inhabitants yet when there hasn't even been any indication of potential willingness from the Russians to return the islands.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) **Update: Due to the above unanswered questions and the ambiguity of the statement made by User:219.5.38.6 (who by the way has only contributed once and seems to have since abandoned it), I am yanking it from the main article. Hope this is OK with everyone. --User:69.212.100.83 02:26, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) * ''"Russia reclaimed them after the WWII (Treaty of San Francisco), but Japan maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands, called Northern Territories in Japan (see Kuril Island conflict)."'' *# This makes it sound like the USSR got the islands through the treaty when in fact the treaty doesn't give them the rights to the islands. In fact the USSR instead got the islands from Japan during WWII before the treaty even existed through military invasion right after the USSR abolished their existing peace treaty with Japan.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) *# It should be noted that the USSR was not a participant in the Treaty of San Francisco, and a peace treaty has never been signed between USSR/Russia and Japan after the War ended.--User:69.212.98.139 02:29, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) * ''"クリル列島"'' isn't really a Japanese name but a Russian/Ainu name written in Japanese writing system, so it's kind of redundant.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands (Russian language: Кури́льские острова́, ''Kuril'skie ostrova''), also known as Kurile Islands, stretch northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. They are part of Russia's Sakhalin Oblast. The islands are known in Japanese language as the Chishima Islands (千島列島, ''Chishima rettō''). The name originates from the autonym of the aboriginal Ainu: "kur", meaning man. The Kuril Islands were inhabited by the Ainu from time immemorial until they were expelled from the northernmost by the Russians in the 18th century. Japan inherited them in 1875 (Treaty of Saint Petersburg) in exchange for ceding Sakhalin to Russia. Russia reclaimed them after the World War II (Treaty of San Francisco), but Japan maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands, called ''Northern Territories'' in Japan (see Kuril Island conflict). The Kuril Islands form a volcanic island arc as a result of plate tectonics. The Kuril Trench is an oceanic trench that runs about 200 kilometre east of the Kuril Islands. The islands themselves are summits of stratovolcanoes that rise from the seabed. The islands are renowned for their fogginess, but are rich in seaweed and marine life, such as fish and otters. The northernmost, Atlasov Island (Oyakoba to the Japanese), is an almost perfect volcano cone rising sheer out of the sea, and has led to many Japanese eulogies in haiku, wood-block prints, etc., extolling its beauty, much as they do the more well-known Mt. Fuji. While in Russian sources the islands are mentioned for the first time in 1646, the earliest detailed information about them was provided by the explorer Vladimir Atlasov in 1697. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Kurils were explored by Danila Antsiferov, I.Kozyrevsky, Ivan Yevreinov, Fyodor Luzhin, Martin Shpanberg, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, and Vasily Golovnin. Kuril Islands Islands of Russia Disputed territories Ainu
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Are these islands currently inhabited? : Of course they are. And can you tell which country owns them? Judging by the article, it's Japan (which is not) ---- Some observations: * ''"Japan is economically supporting the people living in the islands. In case Japan would be able to solve the dispute for their benefit there is no clear plan for the destiny of the current inhabitants."'' *# I thought the islands were uninhabited? Is the JP government paying people to live there, or are they economically supported through normal trade? In either case, I think it should be made clear what the author means by "support."--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) *# I don't think it's important if Japan doesn't have a plan for inhabitants yet when there hasn't even been any indication of potential willingness from the Russians to return the islands.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) **Update: Due to the above unanswered questions and the ambiguity of the statement made by User:219.5.38.6 (who by the way has only contributed once and seems to have since abandoned it), I am yanking it from the main article. Hope this is OK with everyone. --User:69.212.100.83 02:26, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) * ''"Russia reclaimed them after the WWII (Treaty of San Francisco), but Japan maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands, called Northern Territories in Japan (see Kuril Island conflict)."'' *# This makes it sound like the USSR got the islands through the treaty when in fact the treaty doesn't give them the rights to the islands. In fact the USSR instead got the islands from Japan during WWII before the treaty even existed through military invasion right after the USSR abolished their existing peace treaty with Japan.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC) *# It should be noted that the USSR was not a participant in the Treaty of San Francisco, and a peace treaty has never been signed between USSR/Russia and Japan after the War ended.--User:69.212.98.139 02:29, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) * ''"クリル列島"'' isn't really a Japanese name but a Russian/Ainu name written in Japanese writing system, so it's kind of redundant.--User:69.212.98.139 17:59, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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