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Skrebtsov island
Skrebtsov island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Skrebtsova Island, popularly known as Kovrizhka ("honey-cake"), is an island in the Amur Bay, Sea of Japan, 2 km north-west of the coast of Vladivostok. Named in 1863 in honor of M. L. Skrebtsova who participated in hydrographic research of Peter the Great.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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