CALLSIGN: UE23RRC
QTH: Kambalniy isl. (Тoporkov)
IOTA: AS-142
(Sea of Okhotsk Coast group)
RRA: RR-13-14
RDA: KT-09
RFFA: RFF-052
Coord.: 51°5'7"N 156°41'59"E
GRID: QO81IC
WWFF: RFF-0186
CQ ZONE: 19
ITU ZONE: 35
Island kambalny (Toporkov) - is the monument of nature, located in the Yuzhno-Kamchatsky Federal reserve, introduced in 1996 in the UNESCO world natural and cultural heritage UNESCO in the nomination "Volcanoes of Kamchatka".
Kambalny island is located in the southwest coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, at cape Kambalny. It is washed by the waters of the sea of Okhotsk.
The Island in the middle part is elevated 27 feet above sea level. It is Northern and southern extremities are low and rocky. The shore is rocky-steep. Steep slopes are covered with grassy vegetation.
Kambalny island (the first name of the island is Toporkov) is known from the XVIII century. it was intensively developed the resources of the sea otter, in 1941 -1945 years mined the sea lions and Spotted seas (Larga). In 1923 Seal ishery was Fenced and in 1975 3-mile buffer zone was installed around the island .
4 species of seabirds Build it's nests on the island: pelagic cormorant - 100 pairs, red-faced cormorant - 15-20 pairs, Slaty-Backed gull - 130-140 pairs, tufted puffin - 400 pairs. The rocky ends of the island is a rookery of sea lions - from 80 to 150 heads.
Protected area of the nature is the rookery and the formation place of sea otters colonies (Enhydra lutris) which population is from 100 to 600 individuals. On the coastal reefs to the North of the island within the protected area is the rookery of spotted seals (Phoca larga) - 200-300 individuals.
Natural Monument is situated in the border zone. It's visiting is regulated by the Law "On the State border of the Russian Federation".
Source: http://www.topkam.ru/attractions/islands/ostrov_kambalnyi_toporkov.html
CALLSIGN: UE23RRC/p
QTH: Paramushir isl.
IOTA: AS-025
(Kuril'skiye islands)
RRA: RR-15-01
RDA: SL-20
Coord.: 50°41'00"N 156°07'00"E
GRID: QO80BP
CQ ZONE: 19
ITU ZONE: 35
Paramushir is a volcanic island in the northern portion of Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its name is derived from the Ainu language, from “broad island” or “populous island”.Severo-Kurilsk, the administrative center of the Severo-Kurilsky district, is the only permanently populated settlement on Paramushir island.
Paramushir is roughly rectangular, and is the second largest of the Kuril Islands with an area of 2,053 square kilometres (793 sq mi).
Geologically, Paramushir is a continuous chain of 23 volcanoes. At least five of them are active, and exceed 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Paramushir was inhabited by the Ainu at the time of European contact. The island appears on an official map showing the territories of Matsumae Domain, a feudal domain of Edo period Japan dated 1644. Russian fur traders are known to have visited the island in 1711 and 1713, and Russian Orthodox missionaries established a church in 1747 to convert the local inhabitants. Subsequently claimed by the Empire of Russia, sovereignty over the island was initially confirmed to be under Imperial Russia under the terms of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855, but was transferred to the Empire of Japan per the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) along with the rest of the Kuril Islands. The Japanese established a settlement, Kashiwabara, on the site of the largest Ainu village, which became the major port on the island, and a center for the commercial fishing industry. The island was administered as part of Shimushu District of Nemuro Subprefecture of Hokkaidō.
In November 1952, Severo-Kurilsk was destroyed by the 1952 Severo-Kurilsk tsunami and was rebuilt in another location. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990, the population of the island has decreased (2592 in 2002 census, 5180 in the 1989 census), and villages that once lined the coast are now ghost towns.
CALLSIGN: R23RRC
QTH: Ptichiy isl.
IOTA: AS-091
(Shelikhova bay)
RRA: RR-13-01
RDA: KT-14
Coord.: 57°09'00"N 156°31'00"E
GRID: QO87GD
CQ ZONE: 19
ITU ZONE: 35
Ptichy Island (Russian: Ostrov Ptichy, meaning 'Bird Island') is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies close to the mainland off the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
This island is 0.8 km long and 0.35 km wide. It is located off a headland in the northeastern Sea of Okhotsk, separated from the continental shore by a 7.6 km wide sound.
Administratively this island belongs to the Kamchatka Krai.
Sourse: https://en.wikipedia.org/