Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit
Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit is an island in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit is situated nearby to the locality Ostrovnoje, as well as near Mayapokh’ya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Merchant Guild House, Vyborg and Annenkrone.
Merchant Guild House, Vyborg
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Merchant Guild House, Vyborg is situated 3½ km northeast of Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit.
Annenkrone
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Annenkrone is an early 18th century fortification in Vyborg, Russia. It is located outside the town in the island of Tverdysh. Annenkrone is situated 4 km northeast of Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit.
Vyborg Governor’s House
Town hall
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Vyborg Governor’s House is a town hall, which is situated 4 km northeast of Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linnoitus and Vyborg.
Linnoitus
Suburb
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Linnoitus is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit.
Vyborg
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vyborg is a city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, near the Finnish border. It was Finland's second-largest city until World War II, when it was handed to the Soviets as war reparations.
Monrepos Park
Locality
Photo: Krimarka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mon Repos or Monrepos is an extensive English landscape park in the northern part of the rocky island of Linnasaari outside Vyborg, Karelia. The park lies along the shoreline of the Zashchitnaya inlet of Vyborg Bay and occupies about 180 hectares of land. Monrepos Park is situated 5 km northeast of Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit.
Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Kelp Sari” and “Ostrov Kil”p-Sari”
- Category: landform
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
60.69152° or 60° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
28.68446° or 28° 41′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9GGCMMRM+JQGeoNames ID
572874
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In Other Languages
“Ostrov Bol’shoy Shchit” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Suur-Kilpisaari”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ostrovnoje and Mayapokh’ya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ostrov Malyy Shchit and Ostrov Zashchitnyy.
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