Simushir

Simushir
Native name:
Симушир
新知島
NASA picture of Simushir Island
Geography
LocationSea of Okhotsk
Coordinates46°58′N 152°02′E / 46.97°N 152.03°E / 46.97; 152.03
ArchipelagoKuril Islands
Area227.6 km2 (87.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,540 m (5050 ft)
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population0

Simushir (Russian: Симушир, Japanese: 新知島, romanizedShimushiru-tō, Ainu: シムシㇼ, romanized: Simusir), meaning Large Island in Ainu, is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as Marikan.[1]

Topographic map of Simushir
Detailed map of Simushir
  1. ^ Active, of New Bedford, May 23, 1854, Nicholson Whaling Collection #11.