Griega Island - an island in the Pacific Ocean , part of the Lesser Range of the Kuril Islands . Named after the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg . This is the largest of the Shikotan coastal “satellite” islands with an area of 1.26 km² [2] .
| Griega island | |
|---|---|
 A satellite image of Grieg Island, Sentinel-2 satellite | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 1.26 km² |
| Population | 0 pax (2010) |
| Location | |
| Archipelago | Small Kuril ridge |
| Water area | Pacific Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Sakhalin Oblast |
Geography
Griega Island is located near another island - Shikotan . The island has the shape of a comma with a "head" in the north. The length of the island is about 2 km, the width is from 0.4 m to 1.3 km. The coasts are mostly rocky and steep 50–80 m high. In the eastern part there is a gentle slope along which streams flow into the ocean. Shikotan and Grieg islands are separated by a narrow strait, with a width of about 300-400 meters [3] . In the strait and around the island there are rocks and reefs.
Flora and Fauna
A wildlife sanctuary has been established on the island to protect local seabirds. Before organizing the reserve, hunters destroyed a population of red foxes [4] . A small colony of black-tailed gulls ( Larus crassirostris ) nests on the sea side of the island [4] .
Forests and shrubs are absent, the entire surface of the island is covered with grassy meadows [5] .
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located in the waters of one of the islands that are the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia , the ruling of these islands, and Japan . In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the island is part of the territory of the Russian Federation , according to the administrative-territorial division of Japan - it is part of the Nemuro District of Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan .
- ↑ Topographic map on a scale of 1: 200 000
- ↑ Geographic Atlas of Russia. - Cartography , AST , Astrel , 2010 .-- S. 136-137.
- ↑ 1 2 Sleptsov Yu. A., Zelenskaya L. A. Ornithological observations on the island of Shikotan (South Kuril Islands) in 2015 // Russian Ornithological Journal. - 2015 .-- T. 24, no. 1220 (Express Edition). - S. 4291-4305. - ISSN 0869-4362 .
- ↑ Shikotan Island. View of the island of Grieg; Photo No. 1184107, photographer Sergey Rogalsky.