Bolshoy Shantar Island
 The Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk |
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  Bolshoy Shantar Island (Russia)
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| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 54°56′N 137°30′E / 54.933°N 137.5°E |
| Archipelago | Shantar Islands |
| Area | 1,766 km2 (681.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 72 km (44.7 mi) |
| Width | 49 km (30.4 mi) |
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Russia
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| Federal Subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
Bolshoy Shantar is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. It is the main island of the Shantar Islands. Its area is 1766 km².It is about 72 km in length and 49 km in width. It has a large brackish lake (Lake Bol'shoe) in its northern end which is connected to the sea through a narrow passage. Smelts (Hypomesus japonicus) and (H. olidus) are found on this lake.[1]
There are spruce forests on Bolshoy Shantar.[2]
Administratively this island belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.
[edit] History
The Shantar Islands were explored by Russian surveyors between 1711 and 1725.[3] It was the site of the wreck of the Nantucket whaler, Phoenix, in 1858.[4]
[edit] Popular culture
This island is mentioned in Grand Theft Auto IV as the location of the headquarters of a fictional Peer-to-peer Programme called Shitster (a spoof of Napster.)
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Coordinates: 54°56′N 137°30′E / 54.933°N 137.5°E
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