Shantar Islands
Russian Federation
Shantar Islands has 20 documented cultural connections to places around the world. Below are 12 of the most distinctive.
harbour seal
Connects Shantar Islands to: British Columbia | Iceland
Tidal power
Connects Shantar Islands to: Basilan, Philippines | Kilcommon (County Mayo civil parish)
mountain pine
Connects Shantar Islands to: Hallormsstaðaskógur, Iceland | Rejvíz, Czech Republic
common seal
Connects Shantar Islands to: Caithness | Commander Islands | Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido
bearded seal
Connects Shantar Islands to: Kangaatsiaq, Greenland | Unalakleet, Alaska | Shishmaref, Alaska | Niaqornat, Greenland
killer whale
Connects Shantar Islands to: San Diego–Tijuana | Sidney, British Columbia | El Tuito | Whangārei Harbour, New Zealand
Steller sea lion
Connects Shantar Islands to: Commander Islands | Tyuleny Island (Sea of Okhotsk) | Florence, Oregon | Yam Islands, Magadan Oblast | Berners Bay
Khabarovsk Krai
Connects Shantar Islands to: Everett, Washington | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang | Oremif | Menshikov Island
Beluga whale
Connects Shantar Islands to: Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec | Northern Manitoba | Kugaaruk, Nunavut | Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec | Kish Island, Iran
minke whale
Connects Shantar Islands to: British Columbia | Maine | Greenland | Kangaatsiaq, Greenland | Nanortalik, Greenland
sea otter
Connects Shantar Islands to: Washington (state) | Alaska | San Francisco Bay Area | Monterey, California | Wrangell, Alaska
Amur River
Connects Shantar Islands to: China | Russia | Jixi, Heilongjiang | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang | Heihe, Heilongjiang