The Staritsky Peninsula () projects into the Taui Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East immediately south of Magadan, which occupies the isthmus of the peninsula.
History Before 1875 the isthmus was known as the Miyekan Peninsula after the local even's name Miyekan for the Nagayev Bay. In 1875 the hydrographer mapped the local shores and named the peninsula after the Russian captain and hydrologist .
Geography The peninsula is separated from the mainland by the smaller Nagayev Bay on the west and on the east.
There is the south of the Gertner Bay, separated from it by Cape Krasny ().
There also is the south of the Nagayav Bay separated from it by a promontory ending with the Cape Chirikov ().45 лет назад бухте, расположенной в юго-восточной части полуострова Старицкого, присвоено наименование бухта Светлая The coastline of the Svetlaya Bay is a special protected area.охраняемая береговая линия "Светлая"
Its highest point is (), elevation 694m, prominence 625m.
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