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    Severo-Kurilsk (Russian: Се́веро-Кури́льск; Japanese: 柏原, Kashiwabara) is a town and the administrative center of Severo-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin...
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    Yuzhno-Kurilsk (Russian: Ю́жно-Кури́льск; Japanese: 古釜布, romanized: Furukamappu) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative...
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    Kurilsk (Russian: Кури́льск; Japanese: 紗那村 Shana-mura) is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located...
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    Severo-Kurilsk earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The 9.0 Mw earthquake triggered a major tsunami that hit Severo-Kurilsk, Kuril...
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    Oblast: Severo-Kurilsky District (Severo-Kurilsk) Kurilsky District (Kurilsk) Yuzhno-Kurilsky District (Yuzhno-Kurilsk) Japan maintains a claim to the three...
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    Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Южно-Курильск, Japanese: メンデレーエフ空港) (IATA: DEE, ICAO: UHSM) is an airport in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, on Kunashir...
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    Archipelago, Russia. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the town of Kurilsk. The airport has been in commercial operation since 22 September 2014....
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    separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. The town of Kurilsk, administrative center of Kurilsky District, is located roughly midway...
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    administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, located on Kunashir Island. Population: 9,501 (2010 Census); 9,727 (2002...
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    from the Ainu language, from “broad island” or “populous island”. Severo-Kurilsk, the administrative center of the Severo-Kurilsky district, is the only...
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