Kurilsk

Kurilsk is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the island of Iturup. The town is a center for fishing and fish farming, particularly salmon.

About Kurilsk in brief

Summary KurilskKurilsk is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the island of Iturup. The town is a center for fishing and fish farming, particularly salmon. A tsunami warning station is also located in the town.

Kurilsk has a humid continental climate that almost qualifies as a subarctic climate owing to the powerful influence of the cold Oyashio Current. The winters are fairly mild and there is no permafrost.