Habomai Islands
| Disputed islands | |
|---|---|
Habomai Islands from space | |
Habomai Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 43°30′N 146°8′E / 43.500°N 146.133°E |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Total islands | 10 + several rocks |
| Area | 100 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Federal subject | Sakhalin Oblast |
| District | Yuzhno-Kurilsky |
| Claimed by | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Subprefecture | Nemuro |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The Habomai Islands are a group of uninhabited islets (excluding the Russian guards stationed there) in the southernmost Kuril Islands. The islands have been under Soviet/Russian administration since the 1945 invasion of the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. However, together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan, the islands are claimed by Japan.