Chakmut Island (Russian: остров Чакмут, romanized: Ostrov Chakmut) is an island in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located in the Sea of Japan to the west of Sakhalin Island. Its area is about 30,000 square metres (7.4 acres), and its maximum elevation is 16 metres (52 ft).[1] The island is uninhabited and covered in forest, with a beach around the edges, and is home to a variety of birds.
In late 2017, the island gained attention in most Russian and some international mass media when its owner, Narek Oganisian (Hovhannisyan), proposed to use it for tourism activities, including live quest games, ecotourism and birdwatching.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Ostrov Chakmut". Mapcarta.
- ^ Beyond, Russia (13 April 2018). "Russian government gives Muscovite uninhabited island".
- ^ "Muscovite took the island under the program «far Eastern hectare» for the quests – Russia news today". chelorg.com.
- ^ "Armenian gets private island in Russia's Far East". www.tert.am. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Armenian gets private island in Russia's Far East". armenia.shafaqna.com.
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