Reyneke Island

Reyneke Island (Russian: Остров Рейнеке, Ostrov Reyneke) is an island in the Eugénie Archipelago within the Peter the Great Gulf of the Sea of Japan. It is administratively part of the city of Vladivostok in Primorsky Krai, Russia, and is located 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of the city center. Reyneke Island has an area of approximately 4.6 square kilometres (1.8 square miles) and a population of 23 (2005), making it the smallest of four inhabited islands of Primorsky Krai both by area and population. Most residents live in the island's single settlement of the same named located on the northern coast.

This article is about the island in the Sea of Japan. For the island in the Sea of Okhotsk, see Reyneke Island (Sea of Okhotsk).
Reyneke Island

Остров Рейнеке
Island
Satellite image of Reyneke Island
Reyneke Island
Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 131°43′38″E
CountryRussia
Federal SubjectPrimorsky Krai
CityVladivostok
DistrictPervomaisky District
Area
 • Total4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total23

Reyneke Island is a summer recreation location for the Primorsky Krai region, and tourism is an important part of the local economy. The island is popular due to its pebbly and sandy beaches, the deciduous forest (oak, acer and tilia) on the western part of the island, and the meadows on the eastern part. Pinales of the Korean pine variety are found on the island. The islet of Vykent Island and many kekurs are found around the coast. Reyneke Island is connected to mainland Vladivostok by a ferry, operating three times a week in the warm seasons.[1] In addition to tourism, the island is also a local center for fish processing.[2]

Reyneke Island was named after Mikhail Reyneke, Vice Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy and an early hydrographer of the Russian Hydrographic Service in the region.[3]

Features
  • Viewing the settlement from Sopka's (hill) top
  • Two horses on Reyneke Island
  • Reyneke Island (right and behind)
  • The landscape of Reyneke Island

References
  1. Ежедневное расписание катеров и паромов, следующих из Владивостока. Обновленный летний график Archived 2009-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Reyneke" The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. Bio of M. Reyneke
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