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
Village
Port of Malokurilskoye
Port of Malokurilskoye
The municipality is labeled here as number 6.
The municipality is labeled here as number 6.
Country Japan
Russia
Region/Federal District Hokkaido
Far Eastern Federal District
Prefecture/Federal Subject Hokkaido Prefecture (Nemuro Subprefecture)
Sakhalin
District/DistrictShikotan
Yuzhno-Kurilsky District
Area
  Total253.33 km2 (97.81 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
  Total1,499
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8)

Etymology

The name was originally called Shakotan and it comes from the Ainu language.

Geography

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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