• Bolshoy Zayatsky island is located 2 km southwest from the central island of the archipelago. Its surface is 1.25 square kilometres (0.48 sq mi).
  • Things to Do in Bolshoi Zayatsky Island, Russia - Bolshoi Zayatsky Island Attractions.
  • Bolshoi Zayatsky Island, in particular, looks straight out of a fantasy novel, due to the mysterious labyrinths of ancient origin dotted across its grounds.
  • The excursion boats depart for the Bolshoi Zayatsky Island from the monastery landing at 9 in the morning and return by 14 in the afternoon.
  • The labyrinths of Bolshoy Zayatsky Island are stone structures consisting of boulders laid out in a spiral shape or circle.
  • Approximately 300 have been preserved in the world. The 13 – 14 Bolshoi Zayatsky Island stone labyrinths belong to the best preserved ones.
  • The 13 - 14 stone labyrinths found on Bolshoi Zayatsky Island belong to the best preserved ones found anywhere on the planet.
  • The Bolshoi Zayatsky Island is part of the Solovetsky Islands, are an archipelago, comprised of six islands, located in the Onega Bay of the Russia's White...
  • This recognition underscores their importance and the need to preserve them for future generations. Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island 6.
  • Bolshoy Zayatsky Island was used for female solitary confinement during gulag years, but not a trace remains.
  • Bolshoi Zayatsky is a small island belonging to the Solovetsky archipelago in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, in Russia.
  • The most remarkable are the stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island, a group of fourteen labyrinths in a 0.4km 2 area.