Kuril Islands

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Ku·ril Islands also Ku·rile Islands (k

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An island chain of extreme eastern Russia extending about 1,207 km (750 mi) in the Pacific Ocean between Kamchatka Peninsula and northern Hokkaido, Japan. The volcanic, largely uninhabited islands were held by Japan from 1875 to 1945.

Ku·rili·an adj. & n.

Kuril Islands, Kurile Islands [kʊˈriːl]

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(Placename) a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq. km (6020 sq. miles) Japanese name Chishima

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Ainu Chishima Japan Trench Okhotsk			The two countries have yet to sign a peace agreement ending World War II because of the dispute over the Kuril Islands, a feud that still haunts bilateral ties. Russia ready to discuss all issues with Japan: Medvedev by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Byline: ANI Washington, June 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have analyzed the origin of 131 flakes of obsidian, a volcanic glass, to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific Ocean. Volcanic glass trail provides clues to how humans settled in ... by Asian News International 0 struck near the Kuril Islands, an archipelago in the North Pacific disputed between Russia and Japan, US seismologists said. Powerful quake shakes Russian-held island: USGS by AFP / AFP Global Edition			Kunming kunzite Kuomintang Kuopio Kuoyu Kupfernickel Kupffer's cell Kura Kura River kurakkan Kurashiki kurchatovium kurchee kurchi Kurd kurdaitcha kurdaitcha shoes Kurdish Kurdistan Kurdistan Labor Pary Kurdistan Workers Party Kure Kurgan kuri kuri-chiku Kuril Islands Kurilian Kurland Kurnool Kuro-Siwo Kurosawa Kuroshio Kuroshio Current kurrajong kurrat kursaal Kursk Kurt Godel Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Waldheim Kurt Weill kurta kurtosis kuru Kurume kurus Kurux Kurzeme Kusan Kush Kushiro			Kurgapkina, Ninella Aleksandrovna Kurgen Kurgen Kurginian, Shushanik Kurhan Kurhan Kuri Kuri kuri-chiku Kuria Muria Kuria Muria Islands Kuriakose Elias Service Society Kurie plot Kurier Aid Austria Kurier-, Express- und Paket Kurihama Alcoholism Screening Test Kurijmoj Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Rendah Kurikulum Latihan Internet Komuniti Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan Kuril Kuril Kuril Archipelago Kuril Archipelago Kuril Current Kuril island Kuril island Kuril Islands Kuril Islands under Japanese administration period Kuril Islands under Japanese administration period Kuril Lake Kuril Landing Operation of 1945 Kuril Straits Kuril Trench Kuril-Kamchatka Trench Kurile Kurile Kurile Islands Kurile Islands Kurile Lake Kurile Trench Kuriles Kuriles Kurilian Kurilian Kurilno Olje Ekstra Lahko Kurilovka Kurils Kurils Kurilsk Kuriltsy Kurin Kurin, Gerasim Kurin, Gerasim Matveevich Kuriru Kuriru Kuriru Retto Kuriru Retto

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