Terney

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Coordinates: 45°02′N 136°36′E / 45.033, 136.6

Terney (Russian: Терне́й) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative centre of Terneysky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 3,900 (2005 est.); 3,971 (2002 Census); 4,508 (1989 Census). It is the second most populated settlement of Terneysky District after Plastun.

Terney is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in a small bay of the same name, which was discovered in July 1787 by Jean-François de La Pérouse. The settlement was founded by Russians in September of 1908.