Bukhta Zhirovaya
Bukhta Zhirovaya is a bay in Kamchatka, Russian Far East.- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Jirovaya Bay” and “Jirovoi Bay”
- Historically known as: “Zhirovaya Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sea Lion Rock.
Sea Lion Rock
Islet
Medny Island, also spelled Mednyy or Mednyi, sometimes called Copper Island in English, is the smaller of the two main islands in the Commander Islands in the North Pacific Ocean, east of Kamchatka, Russia. Sea Lion Rock is situated 3½ km northwest of Bukhta Zhirovaya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preobrazhenskoye.
Preobrazhenskoye
Locality
Photo: Leonhard Stejneger, Public domain.
Preobrazhenskoye was a village in Aleutsky District of Kamchatka Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, located on Medny Island in the Commander Islands group east of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Preobrazhenskoye is situated 8 km northwest of Bukhta Zhirovaya.
Bukhta Zhirovaya
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kamchatka, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.76376° or 54° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
167.68845° or 167° 41′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9V69QM7Q+G9GeoNames ID
2119336
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In Other Languages
“Bukhta Zhirovaya” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Бухта Жировая”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Peschanka and Glinka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zhiravoi Point and Kekur Sivuchiy Kamen’.
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