Belichy Island
Island in Far Eastern Federal District, Russian Federation
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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.
CountryRussian Federation
Elevation453 m (1,486 ft)
Belichy
Беличий остров | |
|---|---|
Map of the Shantar Islands. Belichy is the smaller, elongated island to the south of Bolshoy Shantar. | |
  Belichy Location within Khabarovsk Krai | |
| Coordinates: 54°25′40″N 137°50′20″E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Area | |
• Total | 70 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
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.[1][2][3]
History
Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889.[4]
