Karaginsky Island

Karaginsky

Native name: Карагинский остров
Location of Karaginsky Island off the eastern Kamchatka coast
Karaginsky
Geography
Location	Karaginsky Gulf of the Bering Sea
Coordinates	58°55′N 164°20′E / 58.917°N 164.333°E / 58.917; 164.333
Area	2,404 km2 (928 sq mi)
Length	101 km (62.8 mi)
Width	27 km (16.8 mi)
Highest elevation	912 m (2992 ft)
Highest point	Gora Sakonoval
Administration
Russia
Krai	Kamchatka Krai
Demographics
Population	uninhabited
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Karaginski Island, Bering Sea
Designated	13 September 1994
Reference no.	694[1]

Karaginsky Island or Karaginskiy Island (Russian: Карагинский остров) is an island in the Karaginsky Gulf of the Bering Sea. The 40 km (25 mi)-wide strait between the Kamchatka Peninsula and this island is called Litke Strait. Karaginsky Island is a Ramsar site.

Even though the island is uninhabited, the Karagin Koryaks have traditionally lived in Karaginskiy Island. Migrant reindeer herders still live in temporary shelters on the island.

The island is 101 km (63 mi) long and up to 27 km (17 mi) wide, with an area of 2,404 km² (928 sq mi). The highest peak of the island is 912 m (2,992 ft). Karaginsky Island is covered with tundra vegetation and cedar underwood. In the summer, there are many flowers.

45 km (28 mi) north of Karaginsky Island's northern tip lies the small and narrow Verkhoturov Island (Ostrov Verkhoturova). It is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long and has an average width of 0.5 km (0.31 mi).

Administration

Administratively, Karaginskiy Island belongs to the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation.

References

External links

• Location
• Tourism in Karaginskiy Island
• Birdlife
• Google map
• Karaginsky Island Ramsar site

58°55′N 164°20′E / 58.917°N 164.333°E / 58.917; 164.333