Misplaced Pages

Belichy Беличий остров
Island
Map of the Shantar Islands. Belichy is the smaller, elongated island to the south of Bolshoy Shantar.
Belichy
Coordinates: 54°25′40″N 137°50′20″E / 54.42778°N 137.83889°E / 54.42778; 137.83889
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Far Eastern Federal District
Krai	Khabarovsk Krai
Area
• Total	70 km (30 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)

Belichy Island (Russian: Беличий остров, Belichy Ostrov, literally: "Squirrel Island") is a narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, one of the Shantar Islands.

Geography

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.

History

Belichy was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889.

References

1. "Ostrov Belichy". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
2. "Ostrov Belichy". chinci.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. "Ostrov Belichy". myfishmaps.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
4. Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, June 30, Aug. 24, 1857, June 27, July 1-2, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection; Florida, of Fairhaven, Aug. 3, 1860, One Whaling Family, Williams (1964); Java, of New Bedford, June 27, 1866, Kendall Whaling Museum; E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, October 6, 1889, GBWL #761.

v t e Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk

Antsiferov Atlasov Banka Zotova Baydukov and Belyakov Belichy Bolshoy Chome Bolshoy Shantar Broutona Chastye Islands Chetyre Paltsa Chirinkotan Chkalov Chyornye Bratya (Chirpoy and Brat Chirpoyev) Dobrzhansky Ekarma Feklistova Glinyanyy Hokkaido Iony Iturup Ivyinichaman Kamen-Mukdykyn Kamen Opasnosti Kekurny Ketoy Khalpili Islands Kharimkotan Konus Kunashir Kuril Islands Kusova Makanrushi Maly Shantar Matua Medvezhy Menshikov Morskaya Matuga Nansikan Nedorazumeniya Onekotan Oremif Paramushir Pilamif Prokofyeva Ptichy Island (Kamchatka Krai) Ptichy Island (Shantar Islands) Raikoke Rasshua Rechnaya Matuga Reyneke Rovny Island Sakhalin Sakharnaya Golova Shantar Islands Shelikan Shiashkotan Shumshu Simushir Sivuch'i Rocks Spafaryev, Ryabokon and Talan Telan Trety, Krayny and Vtoroy Tyuleny Umara Urup Ush Ushishir Utichy Yam Islands Yengalychev Zavyalov Zubchaty

This Khabarovsk Krai location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Shantar Islands
• Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk
• Islands of the Russian Far East
• Islands of Khabarovsk Krai
• Russian Far East geography stubs