#moneron

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“Largas” – northern spotted seals

Moneron, A Small Volcanic Island Untouched By Man

Photographer: Dmitry Kokh

Playful steller sea lions

Steller sea lions are a large northern species of sea lion or “eared seals”, whose males can weigh up to a ton

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Moneron, A Small Volcanic Island Untouched By Man

Plazaster borealis starfish

Photographer: Dmitry Kokh

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Moneron, A Small Volcanic Island Untouched By Man

Aurelia limbata jellyfish

Photographer: Dmitry Kokh

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Moneron, A Small Volcanic Island Untouched By Man

Photographer: Dmitry Kokh

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(via The Far Russian Desert Island - English Russia)

"This is a place in the north of Sakhalin where even a Sakhalin dweller rarely comes, tourists are not even mentioned. It’s a desert island Moneron in the Japanese Sea. Quite hard-to-reach because it is a border zone, a special permission is needed for debarkation."