Onekotan Island
E668358
Onekotan Island is a remote volcanic island in Russia’s Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic caldera landscapes and rugged, uninhabited terrain.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Tao-Rusyr | 0 |
| Krenitsyn Peak | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caldera lake
ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ |
| access | only by boat or helicopter ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterDistance | remote from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ⓘ |
| archipelago | Kuril Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 425 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| countryClaim |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1324 m ⓘ |
| formerJapaneseName | Onnekotan-tō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| hasCaldera | Tao-Rusyr Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
black sand beaches
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal meadows
ⓘ
subarctic tundra vegetation ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
marine mammals
ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ |
| hasLake | Lake Tao-Rusyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVolcano |
Krenitsyn Peak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemo Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Krenitsyn Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanUse |
occasional military visits
ⓘ
occasional scientific expeditions ⓘ |
| length | about 42 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Sakhalin Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Severo-Kurilsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Onekotan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Kharimkotan Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makanrushi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic caldera landscapes
ⓘ
nested caldera with central cone ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Kuril Chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| status | part of the Russian Far East ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | between Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+11 ⓘ |
| volcanicActivity | historically active ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Kuril–Kamchatka Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | up to about 11 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.