Matua

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Matua
NASA image
NASA image
Waters Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Kuril Islands
Geographical location 48 ° 5 '0 "  N , 153 ° 14' 0"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '0 "  N , 153 ° 14' 0"  E
Matua (Sakhalin Oblast)
Matua
surface 52 km²
Highest elevation Sarychev
1496  m
Residents uninhabited
NASA / ISS image of the Sarychev eruption on June 12, 2009
NASA / ISS image of the Sarychev eruption on June 12, 2009

Matua ( Russian Матуа ; Japanese 松 輪 島 , Matsua -tō ) is an island belonging to Russia in the central Kuril group . Their area is 52 km². 30 km southwest is Rasschua ( 羅 処 和 島 , Rasutsua-tō ), 18 km northeast is the small island of Raikoke ( 雷公 計 島 , Raikoke-tō ).

Administratively, the island of Matua belongs to Sakhalin Oblast .

The stratovolcano Sarychev , one of the most active volcanoes of the Kuril Islands with an altitude of 1496 m, is located near the north-western tip of the island . After a 20-year dormant phase, a violent outbreak occurred on June 12, 2009.

tourism

The island is visited by cruise ships from time to time .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c 北方 領土 の 位置 と 面積 ( Eng . "Location and area of ​​the Northern Territories"). (. No longer available online) 北方領土問題対策協会 (dt. "Society for action on the issue of the Northern Territories") [ Independent Administrative Institution of the Cabinet Office ], archived from the original on 23 February 2009 ; Retrieved July 3, 2009 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoppou.go.jp

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