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Medvezhy Island
Medvezhy Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Medvezhy Island (Russian: Медвежий остров, Medvezhy Ostrov) is a long, narrow island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk, the westernmost of the Shantar Islands. It lies on the eastern side of Uda Bay. It is 12.9 km (8 mi) long. It is separated from the mainland by Shevchenko Straight.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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