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    Anzhu Islands

    Острова Анжу

    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.

    Strichova Island, a small rock island at southwest tip of Belkovsky Island (New Siberian Islands, Russia; 75°18’40‘‘N, 135°28’52E)
    Strichova Island, a small rock island at southwest tip of Belkovsky Island (New Siberian Islands, Russia; 75°18’40‘‘N, 135°28’52E)

    Ansgar Walk / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    146 landforms

    Overview

    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, being separated from the Lyakhovsky Islands by the Sannikov Strait.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands62
    • Islets77
    • Rocks & skerries4

    Major islands

    3
    • Kotelny Island

      Kotelny Island

      Area
      23,453 km²
      High point
      361 m

      Kotelny Island (Russian: Остров Котельный, romanized: Ostrov Kotelny; Yakut: Олгуйдаах Aрыы, romanized: Olguydaax Arııta) is part of the Anzhu Islands subgroup of the New Siberian Islands located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Russian Arctic.

    • New Siberia

      New Siberia

      Area
      6,196 km²
      High point
      76 m

      New Siberia or Novaya Sibir (; Russian: Но́вая Сиби́рь, Nóvaya Sibír', [ˈnovəjə sʲɪˈbʲirʲ]; Yakut: Саҥа Сибиир, romanized: Saña Sibiir) is the easternmost of the Anzhu Islands, the northern subgroup of the New Siberian Islands lying between the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea.

    • Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island

      Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island

      Area
      5,217 km²
      High point
      270 m

      Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (Russian: Большой Ляховский остров), or Great Lyakhovsky, is the largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands belonging to the New Siberian Islands archipelago between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in northern Russia. 0 sq mi), and a maximum altitude of 311 m (1,020 ft) (Emy Tas).

    Minor islands

    62

    • Maly Lyakhovsky Island

      Area
      895 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • Belkovsky Island

      Area
      527 km²
      High point
      122 m

    • Stolbovoy Island

      Area
      313 km²
      High point
      226 m

    • Bennett Island

      Area
      152 km²
      High point
      422 m

    • Zhokhov Island

      Area
      59.3 km²
      High point
      137 m

    • Скрытый остров

      Area
      24.2 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Skryty

      Area
      23 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Henrietta Island

      Area
      13 km²
      High point
      308 m

    • остров Матар

      Area
      8.3 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      4.7 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Zheleznyakov Island

      Area
      4.5 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Jeannette Island

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      344 m

    • Tas-Ary

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • остров Тас-Ары

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.86 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.8 km²
      High point
      6 m

    • Nanosny

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Kotordyr

      Area
      0.68 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.64 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Vilkitsky Island

      Area
      0.58 km²
      High point
      108 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.51 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • остров Котордыр

      Area
      0.38 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • остров Усук-Карга

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.29 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Posadny

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      1 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Bastyn-Tas

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Faddeyevsky Peninsula

      Area
      —
      High point
      64 m

      size unknown

    • Khopto-Terer

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Matar

      Area
      —
      High point
      3 m

      size unknown

    • Semyonovsky Island

      Area
      —
      High point
      0 m

      size unknown

    • Usuk-Karga

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Vasilyevsky Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    77
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    4
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m422 mBennett361 mKotelny344 mJeannette308 mHenrietta270 mBolshoy Lyakhovsky226 mStolbovoy137 mZhokhov122 mBelkovsky108 mVilkitsky76 mNew Siberia64 mFaddeyevsky Peninsula33 mMaly Lyakhovsky12 mостров Тас-Ары11 mZheleznyakov
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000100,000Kotelny: 23,453 km²KotelnyNew Siberia: 6,196 km²New SiberiaBolshoy Lyakhovsky: 5,217 km²Bolshoy LyakhovskyMaly Lyakhovsky: 895 km²Maly LyakhovskyBelkovsky: 527 km²BelkovskyStolbovoy: 313 km²StolbovoyBennett: 152 km²BennettZhokhov: 59.3 km²ZhokhovСкрытый остров: 24.2 km²Скрытый островSkryty: 23 km²SkrytyHenrietta: 13 km²Henriettaостров Матар: 8.3 km²остров МатарUnnamed island: 4.7 km²Unnamed islandZheleznyakov: 4.5 km²ZheleznyakovJeannette: 2.8 km²JeannetteTas-Ary: 1.6 km²Tas-Aryостров Тас-Ары: 1.6 km²остров Тас-АрыUnnamed island: 1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.86 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 km²Unnamed islandNanosny: 0.73 km²NanosnyKotordyr: 0.68 km²KotordyrUnnamed island: 0.64 km²Unnamed islandVilkitsky: 0.58 km²VilkitskyUnnamed island: 0.51 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.49 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.39 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.39 km²Unnamed islandостров Котордыр: 0.38 km²остров КотордырUnnamed island: 0.37 km²Unnamed islandостров Усук-Карга: 0.33 km²остров Усук-КаргаUnnamed island: 0.31 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.31 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.31 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 7 without a known area.
    Kotelny Island23,453 km²
    New Siberia6,196 km²
    Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island5,217 km²
    Maly Lyakhovsky Island895 km²
    Belkovsky Island527 km²
    Stolbovoy Island313 km²
    Bennett Island152 km²
    Zhokhov Island59.3 km²
    Скрытый остров24.2 km²
    Skryty23 km²
    Henrietta Island13 km²
    остров Матар8.3 km²
    Unnamed island4.7 km²
    Zheleznyakov Island4.5 km²
    Jeannette Island2.8 km²
    Tas-Ary1.6 km²
    остров Тас-Ары1.6 km²
    Unnamed island1 km²
    Unnamed island0.86 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 km²
    Nanosny0.73 km²
    Kotordyr0.68 km²
    Unnamed island0.64 km²
    Vilkitsky Island0.58 km²
    Unnamed island0.51 km²
    Unnamed island0.49 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.4 km²
    Unnamed island0.39 km²
    Unnamed island0.39 km²
    остров Котордыр0.38 km²
    Unnamed island0.37 km²
    остров Усук-Карга0.33 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.21 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Posadny0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    остров Хопто-Терер0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Yaya Island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Strizhyov Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs