Matua (island)

Matua
Native name:
Матуа
松輪島
Geography
LocationSea of Okhotsk
Coordinates48°05′N 153°12′E / 48.09°N 153.20°E / 48.09; 153.20
ArchipelagoKuril Islands
Area52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,496 m (4908 ft)
Highest pointPik Sarychev
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population0

Matua (Russian: Матуа, Japanese: 松輪島, romanizedMatsuwa-tō) is an uninhabited volcanic island near the center of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean, 16 km (9.9 mi) across Golovnin Strait from Raikoke. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “hellmouth”.


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