Iturup

== English == === Etymology === From Russian Итуру́п (Iturúp), itself from Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ (Etuworop-sir, “island with many capes”). Doublet of Etrof, from the Japanese rendition of the same Ainu toponym, Japanese 択捉 (Etorofu). === Proper noun === Iturup The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia. ==== Further reading ==== Iturup on Wikipedia.Wikipedia