Habomai Islands

Habomai Islands
Disputed islands;
	Khabomai Rocks from space
	Habomai Islands
Other names	Малые Курилы (Russian); 歯舞群島 (Japanese)
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	43°30′N 146°8′E / 43.500°N 146.133°E
Archipelago	Kuril Islands
Total islands	10 + several rocks
Area	100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Administration
	Russia
Federal subject	Sakhalin Oblast
District	Yuzhno-Kurilsky
Claimed by
	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Subprefecture	Nemuro
Demographics
Population	0

The Habomai Islands (Russian: Хабомаи, romanized: Khabomai; Japanese: 歯舞群島, romanized: Habomai guntō) are a group of uninhabited islets (but for the Russian guards stationed there)^[1] in the southernmost Kuril Islands.

The islands have been under Soviet / Russian administration since the 1945 invasion by the Soviet Union near the end of World War II. But together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan, the islands are claimed by Japan.

^ "An Overview of the Northern Territories". www.hoppou.go.jp. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[1] "An Overview of the Northern Territories". www.hoppou.go.jp. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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