Russia's Vladivostok: Pacific Port and Maritime Resort on Border With N Korea
Russia's Vladivostok: Pacific Port and Maritime Resort on Border With N Korea
Sputnik International
Vladivostok is a city in Russia’s Primorsky Krai. It’s located on the Golden Horn Bay, near the border with China and North Korea. 03.09.2017, Sputnik International
The bay is also a good place for mooring boats and yachts. The hilly and steep banks of the bay were leveled, making way for berths, docks and piers to be built there.
Above: People on a boat in the Eastern Bosporus Strait.
Russky Bridge connects Russky Island to mainland Vladivostok. It is the largest bridge in the world in terms of the length of its span (1,104 meters). The height of the construction is 324 meters. Russky bridge is a modern symbol of Vladivostok.
Above: The cable bridge across the Eastern Bosporus Strait to Russky Island.
Russky Island located near Vladivostok is a popular holiday destination for residents and visitors of the city. Fans of picnics, fishing and diving come here.
Above: Scuba divers near Cape Tokarevsky in Vladivostok.
Visitors can make boat trips around the picturesque coast of Vladivostok and 50 nearby islands. The city has places where you can rent boats, windsurfers and water bikes.
Vladivostok is a Russian gate to Asia. It is only 684 km away from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, 750 km away from Seoul and just over a thousand km away from Beijing and Tokyo.
Above: A seagull at Cape Tokarevsky in Vladivostok.
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