Veliky Island

Veliky Island (Russian: Великий остров) is an island on the White Sea, off the Karelian Coast of Kandalaksha Gulf, 21 km long, 8km wide. There used to be a hermitage of Old Believers.[1]

The island, together with other islands of the Kandalaksha Gulf, is part of the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve, and therefore navigation within ythe 500-meter zone off the island, as well as visiting the island are forbidden.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Великий остров" . Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1910–1948.
  2. ^ Лоция Белого моря | Навигационное описание | 7. КАНДАЛАКШСКИЙ ЗАЛИВ

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Великий остров" . Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1910–1948. 66°34′04″N 33°19′6″E / 66.56778°N 33.31833°E / 66.56778; 33.31833

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