Shikotan, also known as Shpanberg or Spanberg, is an island in the Kurils administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of...
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Kunashir (Russian: Кунашир)—Kunashiri Island (Japanese: 国後島) Shikotan (Russian: Шикотан)—Shikotan Island (Japanese: 色丹島) Habomai Islands (Russian: острова...
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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...
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(択捉島, Etorofu-tō) Kunashir - Kunashiri (国後島, Kunashiri-tō) Shikotan - Shikotan (色丹島, Shikotan-tō) Habomai Islands - Habomai (歯舞群島, Habomai-guntō) Liancourt...
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War II. But together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan, the islands are claimed by Japan. In the fifteenth century, the Matsumae...
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interpretation that would suggest other "territorial questions" beyond Shikotan-Habomai issue. The Japanese agreed to drop the expression but had a different...
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three largest (Iturup and Kunashir), as part of its territory, as well as Shikotan and the unpopulated Habomai islets, which has led to the ongoing Kuril...
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dispute): Uruppu (Urup) Shimushiru (Simushir) Shumushu (Shumshu) Habomai Rocks Shikotan Island Kunashiri Etorofu (Iturup) Official Website (in Japanese) 43°19′49″N...
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mine trawlers and transports (departing from Otomari) on Kunashir and Shikotan in the southern Kuril Islands. This was an assault landing against Japanese...
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contained the Kuril Islands from Kunashiri northwards, and later incorporated Shikotan as well. Its original territory is currently occupied by Russia, and its...
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