Southern Kuril Islands

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• Kuril Islands — or Kurile Islands [ko͞o′ril, ko͞o rēl′] chain of islands belonging to Russia, between N Hokkaido, Japan, and Kamchatka Peninsula: formerly Japanese (1875 1945): c. 6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km) * * * Archipelago, eastern Russia. It extends for 750… …   Universalium

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• Defence of the Kuril Islands — is for the most part the responsibility of the Russian 18th Artillery Division, which is stationed on the islands. Substantial improvements of the Kuril defences were announced by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in February 2011 as a… …   Wikipedia

• Kuril Islands — /kuˌril ˈaɪləndz/ (say kooh.reel uyluhndz) plural noun a chain of small islands off the north eastern coast of Asia, extending from northern Japan to the southern tip of Kamchatka; under Russian administration; some of the islands claimed by… …  

• 2006 Kuril Islands tsunami — The 2006 Kuril Islands tsunami was a small tsunami which served as a test of disaster preparedness.On November 15, 2006 at about 11:15 AM UTC, a major earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands (disputed between Japan and Russia.) The magnitude of… …   Wikipedia

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• Matsu Islands — Lienchiang County redirects here. For the county of the People s Republic of China, see Lianjiang County. Lienchiang County 連江縣 Abbreviation(s): Matsu (馬祖) …   Wikipedia

• Pacific Islands — ▪ region, Pacific Ocean Introduction   island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings Melanesia (Melanesian culture), Micronesia (Micronesian culture), and Polynesia (Polynesian culture) but… …   Universalium