...Foxes can be found throughout the archipelago, but brown bears, squirrels, and rabbits, which live in Hokkaido, are more prevalent in the south and less prevalent in the north. Before World War II, the archipelago was geographically divided into three regions: the Southern Kuril Islands, the Central Kuril Islands, and the Northern Kuril Islands. The Southern Kuril Islands and the Central Kuril Islands were bordered by the Etorofu Strait, and the Central Kuril Islands and the Northern Kuril Islands were bordered by the Onekotan Strait. *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Northern Kuril Islands" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…動物は列島全域にキツネが見られるが,北海道に生息するヒグマ,リス,ウサギなどは南部に多く,北部になるにしたがって少なくなる。 第2次大戦前,列島は地理的にみて,南千島,中千島,北千島の3地域に分けられていた。南千島と中千島は,択捉海峡によって,中千島と北千島はオネコタン海峡によってそれぞれ境界とされていた。… ※「北千島」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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