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    Russky Island

    Русский остров, Russki Insel, Isla Russki

    43°00′N 131°50′E

    Russky Island (Russian: Ру́сский о́стров, lit. 'Russian Island') is an island in Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan, in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

    Пролив Старка, соединяющий Уссурийский и Амурский заливы (слева остров Русский, справа остров Попова)
    Пролив Старка, соединяющий Уссурийский и Амурский заливы (слева остров Русский, справа остров Попова)

    Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    43°00′N 131°50′E

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    Overview

    Russky Island (Russian: Ру́сский о́стров, lit. 'Russian Island') is an island in Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan, in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is the largest island in the Eugénie Archipelago, separated from the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula immediately to the north by the Eastern Bosphorus, and is one of the four islands in Primorsky Krai that are permanently inhabited, with a population of 10,424 (2021). Russky Island is home to Far Eastern Federal University and the southern span of the Russky Bridge, the world's second longest cable-stayed bridge, connecting the island across the Eastern Bosphorus to the mainland portion of Vladivostok.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in Eugénie Archipelago

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    Facts

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

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