Lesser Kuril Ridge - a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

, that's part of the Kuril Islands

Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands , in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many more minor rocks. It consists of Greater...

. It includes Shikotan

Shikotan

Shikotan, in Russian , Japanese , or シコタㇴ), is one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, which are controlled by Russia. It is one of the four southernmost islands which Japan maintains a claim for...

, Habomai Islands and several small islands lying close to the Shikotan.

Separated from Greater Kuril Ridge

Greater Kuril Ridge

Greater Kuril Ridge - a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, that's part of the Kuril Islands. It includes North Kurils, Iturup and Kunashir.Separated from Lesser Kuril Ridge by South Kuril Strait. Maximum height - 2339 m ....

 by South Kuril Strait. Maximum height - 412 m (Shikotan

Shikotan

Shikotan, in Russian , Japanese , or シコタㇴ), is one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, which are controlled by Russia. It is one of the four southernmost islands which Japan maintains a claim for...

).

Length - 100 km. Total Area - 360.85 km². Includes 6 large and several smaller islands.

Lesser Kuril Ridge is part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast

Sakhalin Oblast

Sakhalin Oblast is a federal subject of Russia comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.The oblast has an area of 87,100 km² and a population of 546,695...

 of Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Claimed by Japan

Kuril Islands dispute

The Kuril Islands dispute , also known as the , is a dispute between Japan and Russia over sovereignty over the South Kuril Islands. The disputed islands, which were occupied by Soviet forces during the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation at the end of World War II, are under Russian...

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Name	Area, km²	Maximum height, m	Latitude	Longitude
Lesser Kuril Ridge
Shikotan Shikotan Shikotan, in Russian , Japanese , or シコタㇴ), is one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, which are controlled by Russia. It is one of the four southernmost islands which Japan maintains a claim for...	264,13	412	43°48'	146°45'
Polonsky Island	11,57	16	43°38'	146°19'
Oskolki	0,2	38	43°35'	146°25'
Zeleny Island	58,72	24	43°30'	146°08'
Tanfilyev Island	12,92	15	43°26'	145°55'
Yuri Yuri (island) Yuri island is part of the Russian Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire running northeast from Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka, Russia....	10,32	44	43°25'	146°04'
Dyomin Islands	0,7	34	43°25'	146°10'
Anuchin Island	2,35	33	43°22'	146°00'