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Ptichy Island (Kamchatka Krai)

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Ptichy Island
Ptichy Island is located in Kamchatka Krai
Ptichy Island
Ptichy Island
Coordinates: 57°10′28″N 156°36′13″E / 57.17444°N 156.60361°E / 57.17444; 156.60361[1]
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectFar Eastern Federal District
KraiKamchatka Krai
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)

Ptichy Island (Russian: Ostrov Ptichy, meaning 'Bird Island') is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies close to the mainland off the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Geography

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It is a 0.8 km long and 0.35 km wide coastal island. It is located off a headland in the northeastern Sea of Okhotsk, separated from the continental shore by a 7.6 km wide sound.

Administratively Ptichy Island belongs to the Kamchatka Krai.[2]

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