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Summary

Description	English: Satellite photo of Hokkaido and the southern Kuril islands. Habomai Islands, Shikotan, Kunashiri (Kunashir) and Etorofu (Iturup). It is claimed by Japan as the Northern territories. 日本語: 北海道と南クリルの衛星写真（北方地域）。歯舞群島、色丹島、国後島、択捉島。日本は北方地域であると主張しています（北方領土問題）。
Date	28 January 2002
Source	https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/57681/hokkaido-japan-and-kuril-islands-russia
Author	Visible Earth is part of the EOS Project Science Office at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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