Belichy Island
| Belichy Остров Беличий | |
|---|---|
| Island | |
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Map of the Shantar Islands. Belichy is the smaller, elongated island to the south of Bolshoy Shantar. | |
  Belichy | |
| Coordinates: RU 54°25′40″N 137°50′20″E / 54.42778°N 137.83889°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
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.
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 Proliv Lindgol'ma. To its east lies Akademii Bay.[1][2][3]
History
Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1866.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ostrov Belichy". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ostrov Belichy". chinci.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ostrov Belichy". myfishmaps.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, June 30, Aug. 24, 1857, June 27, July 1-2, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection; Florida, of Fairhaven, Aug. 3, 1860, One Whaling Family, Williams (1964); Java, of New Bedford, June 27, 1866, Kendall Whaling Museum.
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