Bolshoy Shantar Island
The Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 54°56′N 137°30′E / 54.933°N 137.500°E |
| Archipelago | Shantar Islands |
| Area | 1,766 km2 (682 sq mi) |
| Length | 72 km (44.7 mi) |
| Width | 49 km (30.4 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Federal Subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
Bolshoy Shantar (Russian: Большо́й Шантар, romanized: Greater Shantar, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj ʂɐnˈtar]) is the main island of the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia; its area is 1,766 square kilometres (682 square miles) and it measures about 72 by 49 km (44+1⁄2 by 30+1⁄2 mi). It has a large brackish lake (Lake Bol'shoe, "Big Lake") on its north side which is connected to the sea through a narrow passage. Yakshin Bay indents the southwest side of the island.
Administratively this island belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.