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Остров Огой находится в Малом море Байкала, ближе к острову Ольхон, нежели к западному берегу Байкала. До острова можно договориться сплавать на Ольхоне с местными жителями на лодке, а зимой прогуляться по дну замерзшего озера. До столицы острова – поселка Хужир - ведет от Иркутска автотрасса через Усть-Ордынский, Баяндай, Еланцы, Сахюрту-МРС (паром на Ольхон). Прямой автобус до Хужира ходит из Иркутска 1 раз в день утром. Также раз в день идет автобус до МРС – парома на Ольхон. На пароме можно попробовать найти попутку до Хужира.
Описание (английский)
Ogoy is the largest island in the Maloe More strait of Lake Baikal.
It has an elongated shape, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) in length and 0.6 km
(0.37 mi) in width. It is located between the Cape Shara-Shulun on the
west coast of the Olkhon Island and Kurminskiy Bay on the western shore of Lake Baikal.
The island is uninhabited.
The
vegetation is scarce, mainly represented by grasses and low-growing
shrubs. In the widest central part of the island separate larches grow. The wildlife is represented by ground squirrels, pikas, snakes. Larks and herring gulls are nesting.
In 2005, at the highest point of the island, the Buddhist Stupa of Enlightenment dedicated to Dakini Tröma Nagmo
was built at the initiative of the Moscow Buddhist Center. This
significantly increased the flow of tourists to the island. In summer,
excursions on the boats are organized and in winter, via automobile
transport by ice.
According to representatives of the Siberian Institute of Physiology
and Biochemistry of Plants, the increase of tourist flow can be
detrimental to flora and fauna of the island.