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The Kuril Islans (pronounced /ˈkʊrɪl/ or /ˈkjuˈriˈl/; Russian: Кури́льские острова́ [kuˈrʲilskiɪe əstrʌˈva], Kuril'skie ostrova) or Kurile Islands in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, are a volcanic island archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km (700 miles) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands in total and many more minor rocks.

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  • The Russians & Japanese both want these northern islands that were first occupied by the Ainu

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