Yam Islands
- Not to be confused with Yam Island in Queensland, Australia.
| Yam Islands Ямские острова | |
|---|---|
| Island group | |
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Relative sizes of sleeping Steller sea lion male, female and pup on Yam Islands in the northeast Sea of Okhotsk. | |
  Yam Islands | |
| Coordinates: 59°15′N 155°29′E / 59.250°N 155.483°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Oblast | Magadan Oblast |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
The Yam Islands, Yamsky Islands or Yamskiye Islands (Ямские острова; Yamskiye Ostrova), is a small island group located close to the coast in the northern Sea of Okhotsk. Administratively the Yam Islands belong to the Magadan Oblast of the Russian Federation.
Geography
The Yam island group lies about 250 km east of Magadan, only 10 km from the shores of the Pyagin Peninsula (Poluostrov P'yagina).[1]
Islands
The main island is Matykil Island (Остров Матыкиль). It is 6 km long and has a width of 2.2 km. All the other islands are much smaller. The highest point in Matykil is 700 m.[2][3]
The other islands of the group are: Atykan (Остров Атыкан), Baran (Остров Баран), Khatemalyu (Остров Хатемалью) and Kokontse (Остров Коконце).
Ecology
The Yam Islands are a home for the Steller sea lion[4] and a variety of birds.[5]
These islands are part of the Magandskiy Zapovednik or protected bioregion of the Magadan area.
