Ushishir
Native name: Ушишир 宇志知島 | |
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NASA picture of Ushishir Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 47°31′N 152°48′E / 47.52°N 152.80°E |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 401 m (1316 ft) |
| Highest point | Mikasayama |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Ethnic groups | Ainu (formerly) |
Ushishir (Russian: Ушишир; Japanese: 宇志知島; Ushishiru-tō; Ainu: ウシシㇼ, lit. "Land of the bay") is a collective name for two uninhabited volcanic islands and several reefs, all being parts of an eponymous partially submerged volcano, located in the centre of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "hot spring".