Iony Island
island in Russia
Iony Island (Russian: Остров Ионы), or Jonas' Island, formerly Ostrov Svyatogo Iony (Saint Jonas' Island), is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. Administratively, Iony belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.
Geography
Iony Island is the only island in the Sea of Okhotsk that is located in the open sea. All other islands in the Okhotsk Sea are either coastal or belong to the Kuril island chain. It is 1.6 km (1 mi) in length, 850 m (2,790 ft) wide, and rises to a height of 165 m (541 ft). The island is barren and conical in shape with sheer cliffs rising to heights of 30–45 m (98–148 ft). Several rocks lie off the island, including a group of four 9–12 m (30–39 ft) high rocks about 800 metres (0.50 mi) to the north-northwest and several detached rocks 160–320 m (520–1,050 ft) to the south.
The island is often enveloped in dense fog due to cold bottom water upwelling to the surface. The flood tidal current off the island sets west, while the ebb sets to the east or east-southeast. These currents may reach up to 1.5 to 2 knots during spring tides and create numerous eddies, small whirlpools, and tide rips around the island for some distance offshore.
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