Shiashkotan

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Shiashkotan

Native name: Шиашкотан 捨子古丹島
Landsat view of Shiashkotan Island
Geography
Location	Sea of Okhotsk
Coordinates	48°49′N 154°6′E / 48.817°N 154.100°E / 48.817; 154.100
Archipelago	Kuril Islands
Area	122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Highest elevation	944 m (3097 ft)
Highest point	Pik Sinarka
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population	0
Ethnic groups	Ainu (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”.