Habomai Islands
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The Habomai Islands are a group of uninhabited islets in the southernmost Kuril Islands. The islands have been under Soviet/Russian administration since the 1945 invasion of the Kuril Islands by the S
Habomai Islands from space
Shikotan
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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 Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan as the t
Habomai Islands
…1945 invasion of the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. However, together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan, the islands are claimed by Japan. The English name Habomai and Russian name Khabomai (Хабомаи) are derived from the Japanese name Habomai (歯舞群), which…
Sea ice surrounding Shikotan, 2011
Shikotan, 1980
Lighthouse, 1980
Landscape, 1980