Severo-Kurilsk
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Severo-Kurilsk is a small town on Paramushir Island in Russia’s Kuril Islands, known for its remote location, fishing industry, and history of seismic and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Severo-Kurilsk canonical | 10 |
| Severo-Kurilsk urban settlement | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
town
ⓘ
urban locality ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Severo-Kurilsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| formerSovereign | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | administration of Severo-Kurilsky District ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
frequent fog
ⓘ
harsh weather conditions ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
cool maritime climate
ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
public services
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
residential housing rebuilt on higher ground after tsunami
ⓘ
small airport/airstrip nearby ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | harbor facilities for fishing fleet ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | urban settlement ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 2500–3000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPort | Severo-Kurilsk seaport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | North Kurilsk (English rendering) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing industry
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Far Eastern Federal District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuril Islands ⓘ Paramushir Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTectonicZone | seismically active Kuril–Kamchatka region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVolcano |
Chikurachki volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebeko volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
fish processing
ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ |
| regionType | remote Arctic-adjacent coastal town ⓘ |
| risk |
earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanic ash fall ⓘ |
| timeZone | Kamchatka Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
ferry links to Kamchatka and Sakhalin (seasonal/irregular)
ⓘ
local air connections via nearby airfield ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +12:00 ⓘ |
| wasAffectedBy | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami ⓘ |
| wasDestroyedIn | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami ⓘ |
| wasRebuilt | after 1952 tsunami ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Severo-Kurilsk urban settlement