Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island

Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island (Russian: Большо́й Уссури́йский о́стров, romanized: Bol'shoy Ussuriyskiy Ostrov), or Heixiazi Island (simplified Chinese: 黑瞎子岛; traditional Chinese: 黑瞎子島; pinyin: Hēixiāzi Dǎo; lit. 'black bear island'), is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers. It is disputed between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation (RF). It has an area of about 327 to 350 km² and is bounded closely by Yinlong/Tarabarov Island, and over 90 islets. Its position at the confluence of the Amur and the Ussuri, and right next to the major Russian city of Khabarovsk, has given it great strategic importance.

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