Antsiferov Island
Antsiferov Island (Russian: Остров Анциферова; also known as Shirinki Russian: Ширинки Japanese 志林規島; Shirinki-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the northern Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its former Japanese name is derived from the Ainu language for "place of tall waves". Its nearest neighbor is Paramushir, located 15 km away across the Luzhin Strait. It is currently named for the cossack explorer Danila Antsiferov, who first described it along with other northern Kuril islands in the early eighteenth century.
Native name: Чиринкотан 志林規島 / | |
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NASA picture of Antsiferov from space | |
Antsiferov / Shirinki | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 50.20°N 154.98°E |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 761 m (2497 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Ethnic groups | Ainu (formerly) |
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