Shikotan (Japanese: 色丹村, Shikotan-mura, Russian: Шикотан) is a village in Shikotan District, both of which are located in the disputed Northern Territories area of the Kuril Islands. It is currently administered by Russia as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District in Sakhalin Oblast, although Japan continues to claim it as part of Hokkaido Prefecture.
Shikotan
色丹村 | |
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Village | |
 Port of Malokurilskoye | |
 The municipality is labeled here as number 6. | |
| Country |  Japan Russia |
| Region/Federal District |  HokkaidoFar Eastern Federal District |
| Prefecture/Federal Subject | Hokkaido Prefecture (Nemuro Subprefecture) Sakhalin |
| District/District | Shikotan Yuzhno-Kurilsky District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 253.33 km2 (97.81 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,499 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8) |
Etymology edit
The name was originally called Shakotan and it comes from the Ainu language.
Geography edit
The municipality and island is formed by the volcanic rock and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic periods. There are two extinct volcanoes on Shikotan: Mount Tomari and Mount Notoro.
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