page_title: Solovetsky Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Solovetsky Islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the White Sea in Russia. Also showing the various bays and gulfs in the sea.
context_page_description: The Solovetsky Islands, or Solovki, are an archipelago located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia.
  As an administrative division, the islands are incorporated as Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Within the framework of municipal divisions, they are incorporated as Solovetskoye Rural Settlement within Primorsky Municipal District. The administrative center of both divisions is the settlement of Solovetsky, located on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island. Almost all of the population of the islands lives in Solovetsky. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the district was 861 inhabitants.
  The islands are renowned for hosting the Solovetsky Monastery, as well as being the site of the first gulag, the Solovki prison camp.
context_section_description: The Solovetsky Islands (Russian: Солове́цкие острова́), or Solovki (Соловки́), are an archipelago located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia.
  As an administrative division, the islands are incorporated as Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Within the framework of municipal divisions, they are incorporated as Solovetskoye Rural Settlement within Primorsky Municipal District. The administrative center of both divisions is the settlement of Solovetsky, located on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island. Almost all of the population of the islands lives in Solovetsky. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the district was 861 inhabitants.
  The islands are renowned for hosting the Solovetsky Monastery, as well as being the site of the first gulag, the Solovki prison camp.
caption: Map of the White Sea showing the Solovetsky Islands
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