Furugelm Island
| Native name: Фуругельм | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Sea of Japan |
| Coordinates | 42°27′55″N 130°55′10″E / 42.46528°N 130.91944°E |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
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| Krai | Primorsky |
| Demographics | |
| Population | None |
Furugelm Island (Russian: Остров Фуругельма) is an island in the southwest part of Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan, 110 km southwest of Vladivostok. It belongs to Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia.
The island was described by the sailors of the frigate Pallada on May 10, 1854, and named for Ivan Vasilyevich Furugelm, captain of the transport Knyaz Menshikov, which belonged to the Russian-American Company.
After 1922, with the advent of the system of fishing kolkhozes and state fishery enterprises, several fishing facilities were located on the island. Greater renown came to the island after the opening of wild animal farms, on which for the first time selective breeders began to raise blue minks. For a while all was well. Later, the fur animal killed almost all the local birds. The bird colonies took a long time to recover.
Following the deterioration of relations with Japan began the construction of coastal defenses on Furugelm. Artillery batteries and several anti-landing reinforcements were introduced. They remained in battle-ready state during the Korean War.
In the end of the 1970s the military garrison was dissolved.
There is currently no permanent population on the island. Since March 24, 1978 the territory of the island has belonged to the Far-East State Marine Reserve.
Furugelm Island is the most southerly island of the Maritime Province and all Russia, located almost at the border with North Korea. This parcel of Russian land is also called "the last Russian island". It is not large - about 2.5 km long and 1.5 km wide; and relatively low - the maximum height is 120 m. The shore of the island consists of rocky cliffs. The island is surrounded by shallows of depth less than 10 m, on which lie exposed and submerged rocks. On the western side it is fronted by small bays with stone columns standing haphazardly in the water.
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