Belichy
Беличий остров | |
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Coordinates: 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: Беличий остров, Belichy Ostrov, literally: "Squirrel Island") is a narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.
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. [1] [2] [3]
Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889. [4]