Iturup [island] - Iturup

Japanese: イトゥルプ[島] - いとぅるぷ
Iturup [island] - Iturup

...The main industry was fishing, but the island is also blessed with deposits of sulfur, gold, and iron sulfide. It is currently under Russian rule (called Iturup Island) and is said to have been developed as a military base. There is an ongoing movement to return the island to Japan as an inherent part of the Japanese territory.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Iturup Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…産業は漁業が中心であったが,硫黄,金,硫化鉄などの鉱床にも恵まれている。現在,ロシアの統治下にあり(イトゥルプIturup島と呼ばれる),軍事的な拠点として整備されたといわれる。日本の固有領土の一つとして返還運動が続けられている。…

※「イトゥルプ[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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