Belichy Island
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Belichy Остров Беличий |
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Map of the Shantar Islands. Belichy is the smaller, elongated island to the south of Bolshoy Shantar.
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 Belichy
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| Coordinates: 54°25′40″N 137°50′20″E / 54.42778°N 137.83889°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
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| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) |
Belichy Island (Russian: Остров Беличий, Ostrov Belichy, literally: 'Squirrel Island') is a narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.
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.
Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1866.
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