Rovnyy Ровный | |
|---|---|
  Rovnyy | |
| Coordinates: 60°51′30″N163°17′20″E / 60.85833°N 163.28889°E [1] | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Kamchatka Krai |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
Rovnyy Island or Arka Island [2] is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk. [3]
Rovnyy Island is 2.2 km long and 1.4 km wide. It is located off the eastern coast of Penzhina Bay, separated from the continental shore by a 6.8 km wide sound. [4] Administratively it belongs to the Kamchatka Krai.
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the island from 1860 to 1889. They called it Umbrella Island. [5] [6] [7]
The Shantar Islands are a group of fifteen islands located off the northwestern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk east of Uda Gulf and north of Academy Bay. Most of the islands have rugged cliffs, but they are of moderate height; the highest point in the island group is 720 metres. The name of the island group has its origins in the Nivkh language from the word ч’андь č’and’ meaning "to be white". The islands are currently uninhabited.
Feklistova or Feklistov Island is one of the Shantar Islands in Sea of Okhotsk. With an area of 372 square kilometres, it is the second largest in the archipelago.
Zavyalov Island, formerly Ola Island, is a relatively large island in the Sea of Okhotsk, northwestern Pacific. It is located on the eastern side of Taui Bay, 20 km (12 mi) west of Cape Taran, Koni Peninsula, about 50 km (31 mi) south of the city of Magadan.
Iony Island, or Jonas' Island, formerly Ostrov Svyatogo Iony, is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Trety Island or Treti Island is a relatively large island in the western shores of the Shelikhov Bay, at the northern end of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is located 4 km to the south of a peninsula that encloses a small bay in an area that is largely uninhabited.
The Spafaryev Islands, or Spafaryev Island, a relatively large double island, are located in the Sea of Okhotsk. It was formerly known as Korovi Island. It lies 7 km east of the Antamlan Peninsula, the southernmost peninsula enclosing the Taui Bay from its western side.
Maly Shantar Island is a small, narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.
Belichy Island is a narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.
Kusova or Kusov Island is a small island in the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies southeast of Bolshoy Shantar Island.
Reyneke Island is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, administratively part of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. The uninhabited island lies 45 kilometres to the south-east of Menshikov Island, and has an area of approximately 7 kilometres in length and a maximum width of 1.6 kilometres. It is a mountainous island located close to a headland of the continental shore, separated from mainland Khabarovsk Krai by a 4.5 kilometres wide sound.
Konus Island is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk.
Lindholm Strait is a strait in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk. It separates Malyy Shantar and Belichiy Islands to the north from the Tugur Peninsula to the south. At its narrowest it is only 3.2 km wide. Tides are semidiurnal. Springs rise 4.9 m, while neaps rise 3.6 m. The flood current sets west, while the stronger ebb current flows in the opposite direction. The former creates large eddies and whirlpools. Tidal currents vary from 3.5 to 6 knots.
Ptichy Island is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Sakharnaya Golova is a small island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk. It is part of the Shantar Islands National Park.
Lebyazhya Bay is a small bay that indents the south side of Feklistova Island, one of the Shantar Islands, in the western Sea of Okhotsk. Its entrance is 11.3 kilometers (7.0 mi) wide and it is 5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi) deep. There are three small bays at its head: Enegelma Road to the west, Soboleva to the north, and Rosseta to the east. A small island, Sukhotina, lies to its southeast. In the spring and summer it is host to a small nesting colony of thick-billed murre. A number of streams of fresh water flow down the hills into the bay. Spring tides rise 6.5 meters (21 ft) while neaps rise 2.4 meters.
Abrek Bay is a small bay on the southeast coast of Maly Shantar Island, one of the Shantar Islands, in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It is 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide at its entrance and about 1.6 km (1 mi) deep. Spring tides rise about 4.5 m (15 ft) and neaps about 2.7 m (9 ft).
Cape Bol'shoy Dugandzha is a headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Commercial open-boat whaling by American and European ships occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk from the 1830s to the early 1900s. They primarily caught right and bowhead whales. Both populations of these species declined drastically, with the latter once thought to be extinct by western historians. Peak catches were made in the 1840s and 1850s. It is estimated that as many as 15,200 bowheads and 2,400 rights were taken in the sea.
Cape Bersen'yeva is a headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
Severo-Vostochnyy Strait is a strait in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It separates Bolshoy Shantar Island to the north from Malyy Shantar Island to the south. It is divided in two by several rocks that rise to 15 to 18 m and has reefs extending from both sides. It also has swift tidal currents, with the flood setting to the west and the ebb to the east.
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