The Sumsky Skerries (, Sumskiye Shkhery) are an extensive cluster of islands, islets and shoals in the

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. They are located in the

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, close to its southern shore. The largest islands of these skerries are: Sosnovtsy, Bolshoy Varbostrov, Malyy Varbostrov, Berezovets, Raydostrov, Ugmorin and Kondostrov. This island group belongs to the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (; ) is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the Northwest Russia, northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of ...

administrative division of the

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