Idlidlya Island (Ostrov Idlidlya) is a small island in the
Chukchi Sea. It is close to the coast, being only away from the shores of the
Chukotka Peninsula
The Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula; russian: Чуко́тский полуо́стров, ''Chukotskiy poluostrov'', short form russian: Чуко́тка, ''Chukotka''), at about 66° N 172° W, is the eastern ...
in the area of the coastal landspits enclosing
Neskynpil'gyn Lagoon.
This island is only in length. There is a small
Chukchi village called
Neshkan on the coast close to the island.
The importance of this small island lies in the fact that many environmental observations, like monitoring of species, are taken from it.
History
In October 2004 there was a severe oil spill and about 700 birds with oil-damaged plumage were found by hunters in the Chukotka shores. The environmental disaster affected the whole coast between the Neshkan peninsula and Idlidlya island.
See also
*
List of islands of Russia
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
Satellite picture* http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm
Environmental problemsBowhead whales near IdlidlyaEnvironmental impact map (A. 1-3a)
Islands of the Chukchi Sea
Islands of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
{{ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub