Kuril Islands, Russia

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 47.881340, 153.075760.

The Kuril Islands are an archipelago in the south eastern Russia, situated in the Pacific Ocean. They are located right between the islands of Japan and the Sakhalin Island of Russia. The archipelago includes two regions, the North Kurils and the South Kurils, which is in total 56 islands, some of which are small and uninhabited and some are pretty large. The total population of the islands is close to 20 thousand people. For many years the islands have been under a dispute between Russia and Japan, but currently they are under a jurisdiction of Russia. The Kuril Islands are very rich in natural resources, and the economy of the islands is also based on seafood producing.

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Kuril Islands, Russia Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of Kuril Islands, Russia is 47.881340, and the longitude is 153.075760. Kuril Islands, Russia is located at Russia country in the Islands place category with the gps coordinates of 47° 52' 52.8240'' N and 153° 4' 32.7360'' E.