Country Russian Federation Elevation 453 m | Krai Khabarovsk Krai Area 70 km² | |
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Federal subject Far Eastern Federal District | ||
Belichy Island (Russian: Остров Беличий, Ostrov Belichy, literally: 'Squirrel Island') is a narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.
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Map of Belichiy Island, Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia, 682564
Geography
The island is 20.3 km in length, with a maximum width of about 5 km. It is covered in larch forests.
Belichy Island is separated from Bolshoy Shantar Island to the north by Proliv Severo-Vostochny, from Maly Shantar Island to the west by Proliv Opasny, and from the mainland to the south by Lindholm Strait. To its east lies Academy Bay.
History
Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1866.
References
Belichy Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA