Yttygran Island is an island in the Bering Sea 24 km northwest of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka. It is located 3.8 km to the south of Arakamchechen Island and is separated from the continental shore by a sound that is only 1.5 km in its narrowest point.
Yttigran is 13.5 km long and has a maximum width of 5 km. It has a mountainous interior.
Beluga whales are common in the waters around Arakamchechen and Yttigran Islands.
Nowadays this island is popular with ecotourists.
Read more about Yttygran Island: Whale Bone Alley, Administration, Gallery
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