Anuchina

Anuchin Island
Native name:
Анучина
Akiyuri
Landsat picture of Anuchina Island
Interactive map of Anuchin Island
Geography
LocationNorth Pacific
Coordinates43°21′59.1″N 146°0′21″E / 43.366417°N 146.00583°E / 43.366417; 146.00583
ArchipelagoKuril Islands
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Administration
nothing under international law
(Controlled by  Russia)
Demographics
Population0 (2010)
Ethnic groupsAinu, Japanese (formerly)

Anuchin Island (Russian: Анучина, Japanese: 秋勇留島, romanized: Akiyuri-to, Ainu: アキ・ユリ, romanized: Aki-Yuri) is an uninhabited island in the Habomai Islands sub-group of the Kuril Islands chain in the south of the Sea of Okhotsk, northwest Pacific Ocean. Named after Dmitry Anuchin, Russian anthropologist, ethnographist and archaeologist. Island's Japanese name is derived from the Ainu language.

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