Morskaya Matuga | |
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  Morskaya Matuga | |
| Coordinates: 61°22′42″N159°57′03″E / 61.3782°N 159.9509°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Oblast | Magadan Oblast |
Morskaya Matuga, also Ostrovok Morskaya Matuga or Motuga, is an islet in the Sea of Okhotsk, roughly 9 miles northeastward of the northern Khalpili Islet. [1] It is described as "a precipitous flat-topped islet". [2]
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