Iturup: Island of solidified lava

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.

Iturup is the largest and northernmost island in the southern Kurils, which are disputed between Japan and Russia. Iturup consists of volcanic massifs and mountain ridges. A series of a dozen volcanoes running NE to SW form the backbone of the island, the highest being Stokap (1,634 m) in the central part of Iturup.