Tanfiliev Island

Tanfiliev
Disputed island
2016 Copernicus (ESA) satellite image of Tanfiliev
Tanfiliev
Other namesRussian: Танфильева
Japanese: 水晶島
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates43°26′12″N 145°55′00″E / 43.436784°N 145.916760°E / 43.436784; 145.916760
ArchipelagoHabomai Islands, Lesser Kuril Chain, Kuril Islands
Area12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation16 m (52 ft)
Administration
Federal subjectSakhalin Oblast
DistrictYuzhno-Kurilsky
Claimed by
PrefectureHokkaido
SubprefectureNemuro
Demographics
Population0

Tanfiliev (Russian: Танфильева, romanized: Tanfilyeva; Japanese: 水晶島, romanized: Suishō-tō) is an uninhabited island in the Habomai Islands, part of the Lesser Kuril Chain. It is administered by the Russian Federation as part of Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast. It is claimed by Japan, as part of Hokkaidō's Nemuro Subprefecture. The island and its surrounding waters form part of the Malye Kurily zakaznik or Lesser Kurils State Nature Preserve.