Moneron
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 15 '21 " N , 141 ° 13' 55" E | |
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| surface | 30 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 429 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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Moneron is an island belonging to Russia in the Tatarsund southwest of Sakhalin , at the northeast end of the Sea of Japan .
Geography and biology
Moneron is surrounded by numerous cliffs and small rock islands. Benefiting from the warm Tsushima Current , the island is home to many marine life that is otherwise not found in these latitudes. The island's rugged rock formations are also an ideal breeding ground for sea birds.
Russian biologists in particular observe over 150 species of sea birds on the island and explore the underwater world. In 2007, the administration of Sakhalin Oblast declared the island and the surrounding sea area a State Nature Park , which is also to be used for tourist purposes.
history
Ainu , the natives of Japan, gave the island the name Todo-moshiri ("Sea Lion Island"). In the 18th century, the island came under the rule of a daimyo from the Matsumae fief . During this time it was given the current name Moneron when the French navigator Jean-François de La Pérouse named it after one of his seamen. The island was later renamed Kaiba-tō ( 海馬 島 , "Sea Lion Island") by the Japanese . After the end of the Second World War and the occupation by the Soviet Union , the island got its European name Moneron again.
55 km away from the island collapsed in 1983 shot down by Soviet interceptors Boeing 747 of Korean Airlines Flight 007 in the Sea of Japan.
Web links
- Expedition reports and pictures about Moneron (English)
- Tourism information (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arrangement No. 61-pa ( page can no longer be called up , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Administration of Sakhalin Oblast of April 9, 2007 (Russian)
