Ilya Muromets (Илья Муромец), named after the East Slavic folk hero, is a very steep vertical waterfall on the Bear's Peninsula of Iturup, one of the largest Kuril Islands. Iturup has been the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan and also has a Japanese name, Rakkibetsu Waterfall (ラッキベツの滝). The water stream falls abruptly from the eastern slope of the Demon Volcano into the Pacific Ocean.[2] Ilya Muromets is rarely seen by tourists, however, because it can be accessed only by boat.[3]
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| Location | Iturup Island (Kuril Islands) |
| Coordinates | 45°31′0″N 148°53′20″E / 45.51667°N 148.88889°E |
| Type | Horsetail ribbon |
| Total height | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| Number of drops | 1? |
| Watercourse | unnamed creek |
| World height ranking | ≥652[1] |
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 Ilya Muromets Waterfall |
References
edit- ^ "World Waterfall Database".
- ^ Арсеев Г., Бровко П. Реки прыгают в океан. Владивосток: Океан и человек, 1984.
- ^ "Водопад Илья Муромец на фото и карте". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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