Khabomai
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| Disputed Island | |
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| Khabomai Rocks Other names: Russian: Хабомаи; Japanese: 歯舞群島 |
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 Khabomai Rocks from space |
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| Geography | |
  Khabomai Rocks (off the coast of Hokkaidō)
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | |
| Archipelago | Kuril Islands |
| Total islands | 10 + several rocks
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| Administered by | |
 Russia |
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| Oblast | Sakhalin |
| Claimed by | |
 Japan |
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| Prefecture | Hokkaidō |
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| Oblast | Sakhalin
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The Khabomai Rocks (Russian: Хабомаи (Khabomai), Japanese: 歯舞群島 (Habomai guntō)) are a group of islets in the southernmost Kuril Islands. They are currently under Russian administration, but are, together with Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan, claimed by Japan. Khabomai is one of the islands agreed by Russia to be given to Japan in the event of an eventual peace treaty. For more information on the dispute, see Kuril Islands dispute.
The Habomai Rocks consist mainly of ten islets, the largest being Zelyony (Japanese: Shibotsu) with an area of 51 km². In 2004, Russia agreed to cede Khabomai and Shikotan to Japan, but was met with strong oppositions from the Russian citizens.
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- The majority of Russians are strongly against making territorial concessions to Japan
- Hokkaido had development plans for Shikotan, Habomai islets
- Habomai islet gets Russian Orthodox church
- The Kurile Islands
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