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Ainu Islands

Ainu Islands - a group of islands in the Barents Sea , in the Gulf of Varanger Fjord . Administratively included in the Pechenga district of the Murmansk region of Russia.

Ainu Islands
Specifications
Number of islands2
Largest islandBig Ainu
Population0 pax (2012)
Location
Water areaBarents Sea
A country
  • Russia
The subject of the Russian FederationMurmansk region
AreaPechenga district
Russia
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Ainu Islands
Murmansk region
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Ainu Islands
Russian children on the island of Maly Ain, 1904

It includes two islands: Big Ain and Small Ain [1] . Located 5 km from the Middle Peninsula .

Between the islands is a strait up to 17 m deep [1] . On the territory of the islands are nesting birds. The islands are part of the Kandalaksha Reserve .

Since 1920 until 1940 were part of Finland . After the war, they moved to the USSR under the Moscow Treaty of 1940 .

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 2 Map sheet R-36-XIX, XX Zapolyarny . Scale: 1: 200 000. Indicate the date of issue / condition of the area .

Links

  • Pinegin Nikolay Vasilyevich “Ain Islands”
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ainovsky_isles&oldid=98625736


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