Chastyye Islands
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The Chastyye Islands is an island group in the southern end of the Sea of Okhotsk
. It is located in the Sakhalin Gulf
, right north of the Tatar Strait, between the mainland shore and the western coast of Sakhalin
.
Although there are some settlements on the adjacent coast, the Chastyye Islands are uninhabited.
Administratively the Chastyye Islands belong to the Khabarovsk Krai
of the Russian Federation.
These small islands are a home for a great variety of seabirds.
Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and...
. It is located in the Sakhalin Gulf
Sakhalin Gulf
Sakhalin Gulf is a gulf in the Sea of Okhotsk between continental Russia and northern tip of the Sakhalin Island. The width of the gulf reaches up to 160 km...
, right north of the Tatar Strait, between the mainland shore and the western coast of Sakhalin
Sakhalin
Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
.
- Pilamif Island (Остров Пиламиф) 52°28′N 141°21′E is the largest island of the Chastyye group. It is 5 km long and about 2 km wide. Pilamif is surrounded by a number of smaller islands, the most important of which are:
- Tyurmus 52°30′N 141°21′E and Metmus (or Khagemif) 52°30′N 141°22′E islands lie roughly 5 km north of Pilamif.
- Giamif 52°30′N 141°15′E lies about 7 km to the NW of Pilamif.
- Bolshoy Veliamif (or Maltsevy) and Malyy Veliamif are located only about 2 km south of Pilamif.
- Bolshoy Choma, also known as Bolshoy Chome, (Остров Большой Чома), and Malyy Choma, are located closer to the coast, SW of Pilamif.
- Chakmut Island 52°17′N 141°20′E is located off the group further south down the coast.
- Uyuzyut 52°49′N 141°14′E is totally detached from the group and lies about 40 km north of the main cluster of islands, very close to a coastal landhead.
Although there are some settlements on the adjacent coast, the Chastyye Islands are uninhabited.
Administratively the Chastyye Islands belong to the Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...
of the Russian Federation.
These small islands are a home for a great variety of seabirds.