Shumshu

Shumshu
Ainu: スㇺス
Russian: Шумшу
Japanese: 占守島
A Landsat 7 image of Shumshu Island. The northern tip of Paramushir Island is at left. The First Kuril Strait lies across the upper portion of the image.
Shumshu is located in Sakhalin Oblast
Shumshu
Shumshu
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates50°44′N 156°19′E / 50.733°N 156.317°E / 50.733; 156.317
ArchipelagoKuril Island
Area388 km2 (150 sq mi)
Length28 km (17.4 mi)
Width15 km (9.3 mi)
Highest elevation171 m (561 ft)
Administration
Russia
OblastSakhalin Oblast
DistrictSevero-Kurilsky
Demographics
Population± 100 (seasonal)
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Shumshu (Russian: Шумшу, romanizedShumshu; Japanese: 占守島, romanizedShumushu-tō; Ainu: スㇺス (reconstruction), lit.'good island') is the easternmost and second-northernmost island of the Kuril Islands chain, which divides the Sea of Okhotsk from the northwest Pacific Ocean. The name of the island is derived from the Ainu language, meaning "good island". It is separated from Paramushir by the very narrow Second Kuril Strait in the northeast 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), and its northern tip is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), from Cape Lopatka at the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The island has a seasonal population of around 100 inhabitants.