Shiashkotan

Shiashkotan
Native name:
Шиашкотан
捨子古丹島
Landsat view of Shiashkotan Island
Geography
LocationSea of Okhotsk
Coordinates48°49′N 154°6′E / 48.817°N 154.100°E / 48.817; 154.100
ArchipelagoKuril Islands
Area122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Highest elevation944 m (3097 ft)
Highest pointPik Sinarka
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population0
Ethnic groupsAinu (formerly)

Shiashkotan (Russian: Шиашкотан) (Japanese: 捨子古丹島; Shasukotan-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 Ekarma by the Ekarma Strait. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “Konbu village”.