Medvezhy Island

This article is about the island in the Sea of Okhotsk. For the island group in the East Siberian Sea, see Medvezhyi Islands.
Medvezhy Island
Медвежий остров
Island
Map of the Shantar Islands. Medvezhy is the long, narrow island in the far left corner.
Map of the Shantar Islands. Medvezhy is the long, narrow island in the far left corner.
Medvezhy Island is located in Khabarovsk Krai
Medvezhy Island
Medvezhy Island
Coordinates: 54°38′N 136°20′E / 54.633°N 136.333°E / 54.633; 136.333
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectFar Eastern Federal District
KraiKhabarovsk Krai
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)

Medvezhy Island (Russian: Медвежий остров, Medvezhy Ostrov) is a long, narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, the westernmost of the Shantar Islands. It lies on the eastern side of Uda Gulf. It is 12.9 km (8 mi) long.[1] It is separated from the mainland by Shevchenko Straight.

  1. ^ United States. (1918). Asiatic Pilot, Volume 1: East coast of Siberia, Sakhalin Island and Chosen. Washington: Hydrographic Office.