Second Kuril Strait () is a strait located at , which separates the islands of
Paramushir
russian: Парамушир ja, 幌筵島
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, nickname =
, location = Pacific Ocean
, coordinates =
, archipelago = Kuril Island
, total_islands =
, major_islands =
, area_km2 = 2053
, length_km = 100
, width_km = 20
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and
Shumshu
russian: Шумшу ja, 占守島
, image_name = Shumshu.jpg
, image_caption = A Landsat 7 image of Shumshu Island. The northern tip of Paramushir Island is at left. The First Kuril Strait lies across the upper portion of the image.
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in the
Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
.
Straits of the Kuril Islands
Paramushir
Shumshu
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