Bolshaya Muksalma is one of the islands of the Solovetsky Islands archipelago.
| Big Muksalma | |
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 Sergiev monastery on the island. | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | 17 km² |
| Location | |
| Archipelago | Solovetsky Islands |
| Water area | White Sea |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Arkhangelsk region |
The island is located in the eastern part of the archipelago, immediately before the entrance to the Long Bay . Bolshaya Muksalma is separated from the Solovetsky Island by the straits of the South Iron Gate and the Northern Iron Gate . The shores of the island have gentle slopes, with the exception of the eastern and north-eastern steep banks.
The area of the island is 17 km². The surface is uneven; the soil is swampy and sandy-stony. There are no forests and lakes; most of the territory is covered with light forest. In the southeastern part of the island, the main part of which is swampy, there are two mountains, the largest of which is called Tabor .
Visits to the island by the primitive population of the Western Baltic Sea region began in the final Mesolithic no later than 6700 liters. n Thus, the radiocarbon analysis of coal from a hearth of oval stones in terms of shape with dimensions 82 × 58 cm at the Muksalma-3 site gave a date of 6785 ± 80 years to date . The burned die found above the bonfire gave a date of 5722 ± 80 years to date [1] .
On the island is the Sergievsky monastery of the Solovetsky Monastery .
Gallery
Dam between the Straits South Iron Gate and Northern Iron Gate
Big Muksalma Island
Dam between the islands of Solovetsky and Bolshaya Muksalma
Big Muksalma. Pilgrims approach the island
Notes
- ↑ Martynov A. Ya. Archaeological research on the islands of the Solovetsky archipelago // Archaeological discoveries. 2015 / Rep. ed. N.V. Lopatin. - M .: Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2017 .-- 512 s