Umara Умара | |
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 Map of Odyan Bay | |
  Umara | |
| Coordinates: 59°9′10″N151°57′14″E / 59.15278°N 151.95389°E [1] | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Oblast | Magadan Oblast |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Umara Island is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk on the south side of Odyan Bay.
The island is 0.9 km long and is separated from the northern shore of the Koni Peninsula by a 1 km wide sound. There is a monitoring site for seabirds on the island. [2]
Administratively this island is part of the Magadan Oblast. [3]
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