Brother Chirpoi Island
North Kuril city district, Sakhalin region, Russia.
Description:
Brother Chirpoev is one of the islands of the Black Brothers group, located in the Great Range of the Kuril Islands. It is part of the Kuril district, Sakhalin region, the Russian Federation. The island is currently uninhabited.
The island is separated by the Fast Strait, from the nearby island of the Black Brothers group, Chirpa Island.
The island is a chain of volcanic cones, with distinct traces of recent activity. The island consists of basaltic, igneous rocks. Its highest point is represented by the eponymous mountain Brother Chirpoev, 749 meters high.
In the north-east direction from the island, in the Strait of Bystroy, there is a small island of the Sea Otter, which is a cliff of half a kilometer diameter, with a height of up to 150 meters.