Shelikan

Shelikan
Island
Shelikan
Coordinates: 59°35′N 149°08′E / 59.583°N 149.133°E / 59.583; 149.133
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Far Eastern Federal District
Oblast	Magadan Oblast
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)

Shelikan, also Ostrovok Shelikan, is a coastal islet in the Sea of Okhotsk near Magadan. It lies on the south side of Amakhton Bay.

Shelikan is located on the west side of Taui Bay and is separated from the continental shore by a 2.5 km wide sound. It is 122 m (400 ft) in height and is surrounded by shallow water.

Administratively this island is part of the Magadan Oblast.

In the spring and summer one of the largest known colonies of slaty-backed gull in the Russian Far East is found on the island.

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