Kuril Islands: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.

Other Contributors

  • ICHIRO ARAKI

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Biogeography and adaptation in the Kuril Islands, Northeast Asia. Oct 08, 2026
Top Question added. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Sakhalin and Kurile Islands (PDF). Aug 08, 2026
Added details about the dispute over ownership of the southern Kurils. Jul 30, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Biogeography and adaptation in the Kuril Islands, Northeast Asia. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Carolina Law Scholarship Repository - The Kuril Islands or the Northern Territories: Who Owns Them - Island Territorial Dispute Continues to Hinder Relations between Russia and Japan. Oct 09, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Kurile Islands. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Washington - Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology - The Kuril Islands. Aug 03, 2023
Map added. Jun 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - The Kurils: A difficult life on the disputed islands. Jun 09, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Northern Territories / Kuril Islands. Jan 17, 2023
Updated to clarify the legal status of the islands in the wake of the treaties of Shimoda and St. Petersburg. May 04, 2012
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of the Kuril Islands. Jul 08, 2008
Media added. Oct 08, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: