Kurile Islands

or Ku·ril Is·lands

[ koo r-il, koo-reel ]
/ ˈkʊər ɪl, kʊˈril /

plural noun

a chain of small islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending from N Japan to the S tip of Kamchatka: renounced by Japan in 1945; under Russian administration.
Japanese Chi·shi·ma [chee-shee-mah] /ˈtʃi ʃiˌmɑ/.

British Dictionary definitions for chishima

Chishima
/ (ˌtʃiːʃiːˈma) /

noun

the Japanese name for the Kuril Islands