Antsiferov Island
Native name: Чиринкотан | |
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Geography | |
Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
Coordinates | 50°12′N 154°59′E / 50.20°N 154.98°E |
Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
Area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 761 m (2497 ft) |
Administration | |
Russia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Ethnic groups | Ainu (formerly) |
Antsiferov Island (Russian: Остров Анциферова; also known as Shirinki Russian: Ширинки Japanese
Geology[edit]
Antsiferov is a roughly circular island with an area of 6 km2 [1] and is part of a spur range extending to the west of the main Kuril islands arc.
The island is a stratovolcano with a diameter of 4.25 km and with a central peak (Japanese
Fauna[edit]
The southern end of Antsiferov is the site of one of five major Steller sea lion breeding rookeries (about 600 animals) on the Kuril Islands. Because of the absence of terrestrial predators, it is also the home of very dense colonies of northern fulmars and tufted puffins which nest in the hummocks along its slopes. Cliff-dwelling birds, such as kittiwakes and thick-billed murres are also abundant.
History[edit]
Antsiferov had no permanent habitation prior to European contact, but was visited in summer by the Ainu tribes for hunting. Claimed by the Empire of Russia, sovereignty was passed to the Empire of Japan per the Treaty of Saint Petersburg along with the rest of the Kuril islands. The island was formerly administered as part of Shimushu District of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaidō. After World War II, the island came under the control of the Soviet Union, and is now administered as part of the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation. The island is now part of a wildlife refuge, and approach within 20 km by fishing vessels is prohibited.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "International Kuril Island Project(IKIP)". University of Washington Fish Collection or the respective authors. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- "Shirinki". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
Further reading[edit]
- Gorshkov, G. S. Volcanism and the Upper Mantle Investigations in the Kurile Island Arc. Monographs in geoscience. New York: Plenum Press, 1970. ISBN 0-306-30407-4
- Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich, and James Greive. The History of Kamtschatka and the Kurilski Islands, with the Countries Adjacent. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1963.
- Rees, David. The Soviet Seizure of the Kuriles. New York: Praeger, 1985. ISBN 0-03-002552-4
- Takahashi, Hideki, and Masahiro Ōhara. Biodiversity and Biogeography of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. Bulletin of the Hokkaido University Museum, no. 2-. Sapporo, Japan: Hokkaido University Museum, 2004.
- Islands of the Kuril Islands
- Active volcanoes
- Volcanoes of the Kuril Islands
- Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk
- Islands of the Russian Far East
- Mountains of the Kuril Islands
- Stratovolcanoes of Russia
- Uninhabited islands of Russia
- Uninhabited islands of the Pacific Ocean
- Calderas of Russia
- Holocene stratovolcanoes
- Holocene Asia