was any treaty signed?
Treaty of Saint Petersburg
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what is pacific swift? A species of bird. which family does it belong to? Swift family. how does it look like? The general shape and blackish plumage recall its relative, the common swift, from which it is distinguished by a white rump band and heavily marked underparts. could you please describe its call? This swift's main call is a screech typical of its family. what does it eat? All swifts feed on insects caught in flight. where can this species be found? Eastern Asia from the Ob River northeast to Kamchatka and east to the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and Japan. could you specify the location of the islands? Kuril islands located in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast from where did the name of the islands originate? The name "Kuril" originates from the autonym of the aboriginal Ainu, the islands' original inhabitants: "kur", meaning "man". how is the climate like here? Generally severe, with long, cold, stormy winters and short and notoriously foggy summers. was it ever under the control of another country? Japan negotiated with Russia over control of the Kuril Islands
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Kuril Islands [SEP] Japanese administration
In 1869, the Meiji government established the Colonization Commission in Sapporo to aid in the development of the northern area. Ezo was renamed Hokkaidō and Kita Ezo later received the name of Karafuto. Eleven provinces and 86 districts were founded by Meiji government and were put under the control of feudal clans. Because the Meiji government could not sufficiently cope with Russians moving to south Sakhalin, Japan negotiated with Russia over control of the Kuril Islands, resulting in the Treaty of Saint Petersburg that ceded the eighteen islands north of Uruppu to Japan and all of Sakhalin to Russia. Road networks and post offices were established on Kunashiri and Etorofu.