Popov Island

Popov Island (Russian: Остров Попова, 42°57′N 131°43′E / 42.950°N 131.717°E / 42.950; 131.717) is an island in the Eugénie de Montijo Archipelago. It lies in Peter the Great Gulf, 20 km to the south of Zolotoy Rog between Reyneke and Russky Islands.[1] It is named after admiral Andrey Alexandrovich Popov. Area is 12,4 km2. Population: 1316 (2005) in two settlements (Stark and Popova). Administratively the island is under Vladivostok's jurisdiction.

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  1. ↑ Office, United States Hydrographic (1932). Sailing Directions for Siberia and Chosen from Cape Syeverni and Wrangell Island to the Oryoku (Yalu River) Including Sakhalin Island. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 320.
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