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	Iturup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iturup is located near the southern end of the Kurile chain, between Kunashir (19 km to the SW) and Urup (37 km to the NE).
		The town of Kurilsk (pop 2,200 as of 2002), district seat of Kurilsky Distirct, is located roughly midway along its western shore.
		In 1855 Iturup was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimoda and, in 1945, occupied by the Soviet Union after Japan's defeat in World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iturup (307 words)

	focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 56-kilometer road from the airport to Kurilsk is so bad, trucks carrying passengers veer down onto the beach and drive for several miles on the sand, past the hulks of wrecked ships.
		Kurilsk's streets are paved in mud, and over the past week, electricity has been fled out for 19-24 hours a day -- except for the mayor's office and the telephone and telegraph station.
		The shops in Kurilsk have enough food, she said, though others say it is impossible to find fruit.
	vlad.tribnet.com /1998/iss180/focus.html (972 words)

	Vladivostok News
		A Japanese grave overlooks the town of Kurilsk.
		KURILSK, Far East - When Raisa Makhankova moved to the Kuril Islands in 1946, she used to flirt with the men by playing songs on her accordion.
		As federal officials hash out details of food deals between Russia, the United States, and the European Union, a regional committee recently gave a sobering report on the food needs of Primorye's population this winter.
	vn.vladnews.ru /Arch/1998/ISS180/news.html (309 words)

	Asia Times: Russia winning the hearts of Kurile islanders
		About one-third of the people questioned on the dirt streets of Kurilsk wanted Japan to take over the territory because Russia's government was doing nothing to improve their lives.
		Nikolai Ramzayev, the director of the Kurilsk division of the Sakhalinsvyaz telephone company, said that the Internet was introduced last year on the islands and that by the end of July a digital telephone station will be built, which will significantly improve the quality of lines.
		Rimma Rudakova, the head of Kurilsk administration's social department, is the local organizer of a non-visa exchange with Japan that has been going on for 10 years.
	www.atimes.com /c-asia/CG12Ag03.html (1012 words)

	Cold Oceans Old News
		As we approached Kurilsk, the last town in the south, we met two game wardens guarding a game preserve that we were passing through.
		We are beginning to worry about Jon and Franz because they have not yet even reached Severo Kurilsk and they had told Jenya that they expected to be in PK about the 13 of July.
		However, when we left Kurilsk, we had to sail north, and then south again to round a peninsula just east of the town of Kurilsk.
	www.goals.com /coldoceans/oldnewsb99.asp (10425 words)

	LETTER FROM VLADIVOSTOK: Disorder Reigns on Kurils
		During your stay in the city of Kurilsk, the lights could fl out for 16 hours a day.
		It doesn't help that Tokyo tempts Kuril islanders with a glimpse of all that could be theirs by providing free trips to the land of paved roads, 24-hour electricity and curbside vending machines.
		After the summit, Nikolai Ramzayev, director of the Kurilsk telephone station, was encouraged to see Russia and Japan at least discuss economic cooperation.
	www.moscowtimes.ru /stories/2000/09/12/038-print.html (670 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Pride Of Ownership -- Sep. 21, 1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The main town on the Kurile island of Iturup might be any down-and-out frontier settlement in the former Soviet Union.
		Kurilsk's rutted streets run through neighborhoods of ramshackle houses with outdoor plumbing; the few shops offer only a sparse selection of goods at intimidating prices.
		The biggest employer, a crumbling fish-processing plant, is several weeks behind in paying wages.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,976530,00.html (171 words)

	vacation in Kurilsk.Reviews, Hotels Kurilsk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		When looking for a accommodation in Kurilsk,you should remember that during peak periods apartment rentals might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your booking, so it is always best to book your lodging in Kurilsk as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
		There are a large number of accommodation booking engines for Kurilsks, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of condos and the normal rate.
		In order to assist you in finding your Kurilsk villa, we have developed an interface that will compare hotel booking engines simultaneously so that you can get the best price for Kurilsk.
	www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Kurilsk-28406.php (148 words)

	Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), ShakeMap, California Region, Maps of ground shaking and intensity for event ...
		ShakeMap is designed as a rapid response tool to portray the extent and variation of ground shaking throughout the affected region immediately following significant earthquakes.
		Color-coded instrumental intensity maps are derived from empirical relations between peak ground motions and Modified Mercalli intensity.
		As a rapid response tool, the ShakeMap ground motion values are used for emergency response, loss estimation, assessment of damage to the lifeline and utility networks, and for providing information to the general public.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /shakemap/global/shake/qkaq/download/metadata.html (2056 words)

	Travel East Russia - Sakhalin Oblast and the Kurile Islands
		Active volcanoes are Atsunupuri and Berutaruba situated in the south of the island.
		The center of Iturup is the city of Kurilsk.
		It is located on the mouth of the Kurilsky river on the Kurilsky Gulf coast.
	www.traveleastrussia.com /sakhalin.html (4329 words)

	Volume 8, Number 1
		On October 6, 7, and 8 the discharge was preceded by seismic events.
		These events were registered by the Kurilsk seismic station within the radius of 100-110 km and their intensity was 2 points on the Richter scale.
		Thus, it could be supposed in the first approximation, that the registered hydrogen discharge is caused by the endogenic processes in the vicinity of the surface magmatic chamber which, in their turn, were provoked by the seismic events.
	library.iem.ac.ru /exper/v8_1/preface.html (3285 words)

	CDNN :: Shark Attack - Great White Shark Attacks Russian Diver
		The man swam to the surface with serious injuries — the shark had torn muscle tissue on his thigh and calf.
		A surgeon in the town of Yuzhno Kurilsk, however, saved the man's life, and his leg too.
		White sharks — of "Jaws" fame — are extremely rare even around the Sakhalin region island of Kunashir, just 70 kilometers from northern Japan.
	www.cdnn.info /safety/s040730/s040730.html (264 words)

	Ocean Sciences\|Research activities\|Tsunamis and tsunami research-Indian Ocean
		Tsunami oscillations in Winter Harbour are stable and clear.
		This record is similar to the record in Severo Kurilsk, North Kuril (Russia) and have two trains of arriving waves.
		The main difference is that the arrival times of the observed trains in SK were ~ four hours later.
	www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /osap/projects/tsunami/tsunamiasia_e.htm (774 words)

	What are some of the largest historical tsunamis, Tsunami, Tsunami Information, tsunami story , Tsunami Hazard
		At Paramushir Island the waves ranged from 4-18.4 meters.
		At Severo - Kurilsk on Paramushir Island, the second wave was the highest reaching maximum run up of 15 meters.
		It destroyed most of the town and caused considerable loss of life.
	www.mapsofworld.com /tsunami/largest-historical-tsunamis.html (1397 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		About one-third of the people questioned on the dirt streets of Kurilsk wanted Japan to take over the territory because Russia's government was doing nothing to improve their life.
		But in the last two years the electricity problem has been solved, said Sergei Podolyan, the deputy governor of Sakhalin Oblast and the former mayor of Iturup.
		Joint investments from the federal and local governments into the economy and the infrastructure amounted to $9.78 million in 2000, up from $2.54 million in 1999, according to the "Report on the Social and Economic State of the Southern Kuriles Area for January-December 2000," issued by the Sakhalin Regional Administration.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2001/07/100701.asp (9517 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Significant Earthquakes for 1995 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Felt (VI) on Urup; (V) at Kurilsk, Iturup; (IV) on Simushir and Shikotan; (III) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir.
		Felt (VII) on Kunashir and Iturup, (V) on Shikotan and (IV) at Kurilsk, Iturup.
		MAY 02 06 06 05.6 3.792 S 76.917 W 97 G 6.5 1.0 604 NORTHERN PERU.
	wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov /neis/eqlists/sig_1995.html (4050 words)

	Detailed Summary of IT-94-BKU-003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		ENVIRONS OF TOWN OF KURILSK; ALONG BEACH OF KURILSKII BAY; NEAR TOWN OF KURILSK
		UPPER UNVEGETATED, SANDY BEACH; MICROHABITAT: ACTIVE ON SAND
		This web page last updated: 3 November 2001
	artedi.fish.washington.edu /okhotskia/ikip/Results/dbmaps/map/Centr/loc_detail.idc?loc_ID=997 (30 words)

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