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At latitude 50.80N, longitude 155.50E, '''Oyakoba''' is the northernmost island of the Kuriru-retto ([[Kuril]] islands). It is essentially the cone of a submarine volcano protruding above the sea to a height of 2339m (7672ft). The island has an area of 119 sq km (46 sq mi). Its near perfect shape gave rise to many legends among the natives, e.g. the [[Kamchadal]] and Kuril [[Ainu]] told [[Krasheninnikov]] the story that it was once a mountain on the nearby [[Kamchatka]] peninsula, but the neighbouring mountains became jealous and exiled it to the sea, leaving behind lake Kuril in southern Kamchatka. Ito Osamu (1926) described it as more exquisitely shaped than [[Fuji]]. It is uninhabited. |
At latitude 50.80N, longitude 155.50E, '''Oyakoba''' is the northernmost island of the Kuriru-retto ([[Kuril]] islands). It is essentially the cone of a submarine volcano protruding above the sea to a height of 2339m (7672ft). The island has an area of 119 sq km (46 sq mi). Its near perfect shape gave rise to many legends among the natives, e.g. the [[Kamchadal]] and [[Kuril]] [[Ainu]] told [[Krasheninnikov]] the story that it was once a mountain on the nearby [[Kamchatka]] peninsula, but the neighbouring mountains became jealous and exiled it to the sea, leaving behind lake Kuril in southern Kamchatka. Ito Osamu (1926) described it as more exquisitely shaped than [[Fuji]]. It is uninhabited. Synonyms: Uyakhuzhach, Araito, Atlasova. |
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At latitude 50.80N, longitude 155.50E, Oyakoba is the northernmost island of the Kuriru-retto (Kuril islands). It is essentially the cone of a submarine volcano protruding above the sea to a height of 2339m (7672ft). The island has an area of 119 sq km (46 sq mi). Its near perfect shape gave rise to many legends among the natives, e.g. the Kamchadal and Kuril Ainu told Krasheninnikov the story that it was once a mountain on the nearby Kamchatka peninsula, but the neighbouring mountains became jealous and exiled it to the sea, leaving behind lake Kuril in southern Kamchatka. Ito Osamu (1926) described it as more exquisitely shaped than Fuji. It is uninhabited. Synonyms: Uyakhuzhach, Araito, Atlasova.