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    Shelikhov GulfRussia

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    Yam Islands

    Ямские острова

    The Yam Islands, Yamsky Islands or Yamskiye Islands (Ямские острова; Yamskiye Ostrova), is a small island group located close to the coast in the northern Sea of Okhotsk.

    Магаданский заповедник: Ольский район, Магаданская область
    Магаданский заповедник: Ольский район, Магаданская область

    Кирилл Уютнов / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    14 landforms

    Overview

    The Yam Islands, Yamsky Islands or Yamskiye Islands (Ямские острова; Yamskiye Ostrova), is a small island group located close to the coast in the northern Sea of Okhotsk. Administratively the Yam Islands belong to the Magadan Oblast of the Russian Federation.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries5

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    3

    • Atykan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Baran

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Katemalyu

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    5
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    5
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Matykil: 5.8 km²MatykilUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 3 without a known area.
    Matykil island5.8 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs