Anzhu Islands
Anzhu Islands
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Anzhu Islands Anzhu Islands | |
| Coordinates: 75°28′30″N 143°2′30″E / 75.47500°N 143.04167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Republic | Yakutia |
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| Website | government |
The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands (Russian: Oстрова Анжу, romanized: Ostrova Anzhu; Yakut: Анжу арыыларa, romanized: Anju arıılara) are an archipelago and geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Arctic Ocean,[1] being separated from the Lyakhovsky Islands by the Sannikov Strait.[2]
Etymology
The Anzhu Islands are named after Russian explorer Pyotr Anjou, a Russian-born descendant of Protestant refugees.[2][3]
Geography
The total area of the islands is approx. 29,000 km2.[1]
This island group is a practically uninhabited territory. It belongs administratively to Yakutia, Russian Federation.
Main islands
The main islands of the Anzhu Islands archipelago are, from west to east:[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hund, Andrew J. (14 October 2014). "New Siberian Islands". Antarctica and the Arctic Circle: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth's Polar Regions. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-04832-9.
- ^ a b Okhuizen, Edwin; Nielsen, Jens Petter, eds. (12 September 2022). From Northeast Passage to Northern Sea Route: A History of the Waterway North of Eurasia. Brill Publishers. p. 102. ISBN 978-90-04-52184-1.
- ^ Speake, Jennifer (12 May 2014). Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-45663-4.
- Location of the Anzhu Islands Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Media related to Anzhu Islands at Wikimedia Commons