Cruises from Lovyshki Islands
The Lovyshki Islands (or, Lovushki Rocks) are part of the Kuril archipelago that stretches in an arc from the north of Japan to the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the NW Pacific. The islands consist of a few dozen rocks jutting from the sea, spread over about 3 sq.km. They are administered by Russia. The rocks are too small to be shown on most maps, and are certainly uninhabited by humans.
Read moreZodiacs can take you close to the islands to observe the rookeries of sea mammals – northern fur seals and the less common Steller sea lions – as well as the extensive bird life including Crested Auklets.
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