Russian Arctic islands - Wikipedia
The Russian Arctic islands are a number of islands groups and sole islands scattered around the Arctic Ocean. The islands are all situated within the Arctic Circle and are scattered through the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, namely, the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, East Siberian Sea, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea.
List of islands of Russia - Wikipedia
This is a list of islands of Russia. It includes all islands in Russia with an area greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq mi) and some of the more significant minor islands.
New Siberian Islands - Wikipedia
The New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские Oстрова, romanized: Novosibirskiye Ostrova; Yakut: Саҥа Сибиир Aрыылара, romanized: Saŋa Sibiir Arıılara) are an archipelago in the Extreme North of Russia, to the north of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of ...
Arctic Russia - Russian Arctic National Park
The northern cluster of the Russian Arctic is located in a dangerous area, past the point of no return. These are the 192 islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the northeast of the Barents Sea. Of the nearly two hundred islands, only four are relatively large: Georg Land, Wilczek Land, Graham Bell Island and Alexandra Land.
Novaya Zemlya | Arctic, Wildlife & Nature | Britannica
Dec 23, 2024 · Novaya Zemlya, archipelago in northwestern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the Barents and Kara seas. Novaya Zemlya (“New Land”) consists of two large islands, Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern), aligned for 600 miles (1,000 km) in a southwest-northeast direction, plus several smaller islands. The two major islands ...
New Siberian Islands | Arctic, Wildlife & Nature | Britannica
New Siberian Islands, archipelago, northeastern Russia, lying north of eastern Siberia in the Arctic Ocean and dividing the Laptev Sea to the west from the East Siberian Sea to the east. Dmitry Laptev Strait separates the New Siberian Islands from the Siberian mainland.
New Siberia - World Islands
Dec 10, 2023 · New Siberia is a Very Large Island spanning 6240 km² with a coastline of 1356 km. Archipel: New Siberian Islands – A group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, north of Russia, known for their harsh climate, permafrost landscapes, and rich paleontological significance.
12 most BEAUTIFUL Russian islands - Russia Beyond
From the Arctic glaciers to tropical forests of the Far East, from the “Whale Bone alley” under open sky to ancient island monasteries – here are the twelve amazing Russian islands that may...
Arctic Geopolitics: The Svalbard Archipelago - CSIS
Sep 14, 2023 · Svalbard’s unique status as a sovereign territory of Norway with provisions for foreign nationals, Russia’s presence on the territory and its interests at sea, as well as the archipelago’s proximity to critical Russian military locations make Svalbard a …
Novaya Zemlya - Wikipedia
Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, as well as a number of smaller islands. The two main islands are: Severny (Northern), which has a large ice cap, the Severny Island ice cap, as well as many active glaciers. It has an area of 48,904 square kilometres (18,882 sq mi).