Shantar Islands National Park
Shantar Islands National Park (Russian: Шантарские острова (национальный парк)) covers both the terrestrial and maritime surroundings of the Shantar Islands, a group of 15 currently uninhabited islands that lie close to the coast of Khabarovsk Krai, in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East. Most of the islands are moderately mountainous, with rugged cliffs; the highest point is 720 m (2,375 ft). Situated just to the east of the westernmost, shallowest and calmest bay in the Sea of Okhotsk, the area around the islands is an important area for marine mammals - including Steller Sea Lions, seals, and many species of cetacean (gray, bowhead, minke, beluga, and killer whale) - plus spawning salmon and very large colonies of birds. The park was formerly a state nature reserve (established i
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Shantar Islands National Park
Shantar Islands National Park (Russian: Шантарские острова (национальный парк)) covers both the terrestrial and maritime surroundings of the Shantar Islands, a group of 15 currently uninhabited islands that lie close to the coast of Khabarovsk Krai, in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East. Most of the islands are moderately mountainous, with rugged cliffs; the highest point is 720 m (2,375 ft). Situated just to the east of the westernmost, shallowest and calmest bay in the Sea of Okhotsk, the area around the islands is an important area for marine mammals - including Steller Sea Lions, seals, and many species of cetacean (gray, bowhead, minke, beluga, and killer whale) - plus spawning salmon and very large colonies of birds. The park was formerly a state nature reserve (established i
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Der Nationalpark Schantar-Inse ...... eln im Fernen Osten Russlands.
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Nationaal Park Sjantarskië Ost ...... ale oppervlakte van 5.155 km².
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Shantar Islands National Park ...... Ministry of Natural Resources.
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Национа́льный парк «Шанта́рски ...... ских наук Валентин Козловский.
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Location of Park
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Bowhead whales in Lingholm Strait
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Der Nationalpark Schantar-Inse ...... eln im Fernen Osten Russlands.
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Nationaal Park Sjantarskië Ost ...... ale oppervlakte van 5.155 km².
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Shantar Islands National Park ...... nature reserve (established i
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Национа́льный парк «Шанта́рски ...... ских наук Валентин Козловский.
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Nationaal Park Sjantarskië Ostrova
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Nationalpark Schantar-Inseln
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Shantar Islands National Park
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Национальный парк «Шантарские острова»
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Shantar Islands National Park
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