Английская Википедия:Chastye Islands

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Шаблон:Infobox settlement The Chastye Islands (Шаблон:Lang-ru; Ostrova Chastye) is an island group in the southern end of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is located in Tatar Strait, between the mainland shore and the western coast of Sakhalin.[1] Although there are some settlements on the adjacent coast, the Chastye Islands are uninhabited.

Administratively the Chastye Islands belong to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.

Islands

  • Pilamif Island (Остров Пиламиф) Шаблон:Coord is the largest island of the Chastye group. It is 5 km long and about 2 km wide. Pilamif is surrounded by a number of smaller islands, the most important of which are:[2][3]
  • Tyurmus Шаблон:Coord and Metmus (or Khagemif) Шаблон:Coord islands lie roughly 5 km north of Pilamif.
  • Giamif Шаблон:Coord lies about 7 km to the northwest of Pilamif.
  • Bolshoy Veliamif (or Maltsevy) Шаблон:Coord and Malyy Veliamif Шаблон:Coord are located only about 2 km south of Pilamif.
  • Bolshoy Choma, also known as Bolshoy Chome, (Остров Большой Чома) Шаблон:Coord, and Maly Choma Шаблон:Coord, are located closer to the coast, southwest of Pilamif.
  • Chakmut Island Шаблон:Coord is located off the group further south down the coast.
  • Uyuzyut Шаблон:Coord is totally detached from the group and lies about 40 km north of the main cluster of islands, very close to a coastal landhead.

Ecology

These small islands are a home for a great variety of seabirds.[4][5]

References

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External links

Шаблон:Sea of Okhotsk Islands


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