Reyneke Island (Sea of Okhotsk)
This article is about the island in the Sea of Okhotsk. For the island in the Sea of Japan, see Reyneke Island.
Reyneke Island Остров Рейнеке | |
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Island | |
![]() ![]() Reyneke Island | |
Coordinates: RU 54°19′N 139°47′E / 54.317°N 139.783°E | |
Country | Russian Federation |
Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
Elevation[1] | 257 m (843 ft) |
Reyneke Island (Russian: Остров Рейнеке; Ostrov Reyneke) is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk located southeast of the Shantar Islands.[2]
Geography
Reyneke Island lies lies 45 km to the southeast of Menshikov Island. It is 7 km long and has a maximum width of 1.6 km. It is a mountainous island located close to a headland of the continental shore,[3] separated from it by a 5 km wide sound. This island was named after Mikhail Reyneke, Vice Admiral and hydrographer.[4]
Administratively this island belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.[5]
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