Karaginsky Island or Karaginskiy Island (russian: Карагинский остров) is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

in the

Karaginsky Gulf Karaginsky Gulf (russian: Карагинский залив) is a large gulf in the Bering Sea off the northeastern coast of Kamchatka (Russia), which cuts deep inland. The depth of the gulf is between . The largest island in the gulf is the Kar ...

of the Bering Sea. The -wide strait between the

Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and w ...

and this island is called Litke Strait. Karaginsky Island is a Ramsar site. Operational Navigation chart D-9, 5th edition

Even though the island is uninhabited, the Karagin Koryaks have traditionally lived in Karaginskiy Island. Migrant

reindeer Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 sub ...

herders still live in temporary shelters on the island. The island is long and up to wide, with an area of . The highest peak of the island is . Karaginsky Island is covered with

tundra In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mou ...

vegetation and

cedar Cedar may refer to: Trees and plants *''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae *Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar Places United States * Cedar, Arizona * ...

underwood. In the summer, there are many flowers. north of Karaginsky Island's northern tip lies the small and narrow Verkhoturov Island (Ostrov Verkhoturova). It is long and has an average width of .

Administration

Administratively, Karaginskiy Island belongs to the Kamchatka Krai of the

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

References

External links

LocationTourism in Karaginskiy IslandGoogle map
Islands of the Bering Sea Islands of Kamchatka Krai Pacific Coast of Russia Ramsar sites in Russia {{-