Bolshoy Solovetsky Island
Bolshoy Solovetsky Island, or simply Solovetsky Island is the biggest island of the Solovetsky Islands archipelago in the White Sea, northern Russia. The island is home to Solovetsky Monastery, a medieval monastery and a fortress included in the World Heritage list.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in White Sea, Russia, part of Solovetsky Islands
- Also known as: “Ostrov Solovetskiy”, “Solovetski Island”, and “Solovetsky Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solovetsky.
Solovetsky
Village
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Solovetsky is a rural locality and the administrative center of Solovetsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the west coast of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island in the White Sea. Solovetsky is situated 6 km south of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island.
Bolshoy Solovetsky Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Bolshoy Solovetsky Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Solovki”
- Chinese: “大索洛韋茨基島”
- Chinese: “大索洛韦茨基岛”
- Czech: “Solovecký ostrov”
- Czech: “Velký solovecký ostrov”
- Dutch: “Solovetskiy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بولشوى سولوڤيتسكى ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بولشوى سولوڤيتسكى”
- Estonian: “Solovets”
- Finnish: “Solokansaari”
- German: “Bolschoi Solowezki”
- German: “Groß-Solowezki”
- German: “Solowetzki”
- German: “Solowezki”
- Greek: “Μπολσόι Σολοβέτσκι”
- Italian: “Bol’šoj Soloveckij”
- Italian: “Bol’šoj Solovkij”
- Japanese: “ボリショイ・ソロヴェツキー島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Solovkiøyene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Solovkiøyane”
- Persian: “جزیره بولشوی سولووتسکی”
- Polish: “Wyspa Sołowiecka”
- Russian: “Большой Соловецкий остров”
- Russian: “Остров Соловетский”
- Russian: “Соловецкий (остров)”
- Russian: “Соловецкий”
- Ukrainian: “Соловецький”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guba Dolgaya and Solovki Airport.
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