Shelikan
| Shelikan | |
|---|---|
| Island | |
  Shelikan | |
| Coordinates: RU 59°35′23″N 150°24′53″E / 59.58972°N 150.41472°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Oblast | Magadan Oblast |
| Elevation[1] | 274 m (899 ft) |
Shelikan, also Ostrovok Shelikan, is a coastal islet in the Sea of Okhotsk near Magadan.
Geography
Shelikan is located in the Taui Bay and is separated from the continental shore by a 2.5 km wide sound. Roughly 400 ft in height, it is surrounded by shallow water.[2]
Administratively this island is part of the Magadan Oblast.[3]
References
- ↑ GoogleEarth
- ↑ United States. Naval Oceanographic Office (1952). Sailing directions for the east coast of Siberia, Mys Otto Shmidta to Sakhalinskiy Zaliv including Ostrov Vrangelya. p. 246. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ↑ Ostrovok Shelikan (Ostrov Shelikan) / Magadanskaya Oblast'
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