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Ekarma
Native name: Экарма 越渇磨島 | |
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 NASA Landsat view of Ekarma Island | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 48°57′29″N 153°55′48″E / 48.958°N 153.93°E |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Area | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,170 m (3840 ft) |
| Highest point | Pik Ekarma |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Ekarma (Russian: Экарма; Japanese 越渇磨島; Ekaruma-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, separated from Shiashkotan Island by the Ekarma Strait. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “safe anchorage”.
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