Shantar Islands
Шантарские острова | |
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Island group | |
 Map of the Shantar Islands. | |
 Location of the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk. | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
The Shantar Islands (‹See Tfd›Russian: Шантарские острова, romanized: Shantarskiye ostrova) are a group of fifteen islands located off the northwestern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk east of Uda Gulf and north of Academy Bay.[1] Most of the islands have rugged cliffs, but they are of moderate height; the highest point in the island group is 720 metres. The name of the island group has its origins in the Nivkh language from the word ч’андь č’and’ meaning "to be white".[2]
The islands are currently uninhabited.[3]
- ^ Location
- ^ Лёвкин Г. Г. Несколько слов о топонимике. — Хабаровск, 2016. — 280 с., стр. 141. (Этимология Шантарских островов).
- ^ "KOPPEN-GEIGER CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION ZONES". ArcGIS StoryMaps. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-12-02.