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Ogoy Island

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Ogoy Island
Ogoy Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Ogoy (Russian: Ого́й from Buryat: Уһагγй - waterless) is the largest island in the Maloe More strait of Lake Baikal. It has an elongated shape, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) in length and 0.6 km (0.37 mi) in width. It is located between the Cape Shara-Shulun on the west coast of the Olkhon Island and Kurminskiy Bay on the western shore of Lake Baikal. The island is uninhabited.

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

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