Chyornye Bratya
Chyornye Bratya (Russian: Чёрные Братья, lit. Black Brothers; Japanese: 知理保以島, romanized: Chiripoi-to) is a pair of uninhabited volcanic islands between Simushir and Urup in the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The larger (northern) of the two is Chirpoy, and the smaller (southern) is Brat Chirpoyev (Russian for Chirpoy's Brother). The origin of the names is uncertain: the original Ainu language name of the island was Repunmoshiri, a word meaning “place of many small birds”.
Native name: Чёрные Братья 知理保以島 | |
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NASA picture of Chirpoy & Brat Chirpoyev | |
Chyornye Bratya | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 46°30′N 150°51′E |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Area | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 691 m (2267 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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