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    East Siberian SeaRussia

    76°39′N 153°39′E

    De Long Islands

    Острова Де-Лонга

    Part of New Siberian Islands

    The De Long Islands (Russian: Острова Де-Лонга, romanized: Ostrova De-Longa; Yakut: Де Лоҥ Aрыылара, romanized: De Loŋ Arıılara) are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of Novaya Sibir.

    De Long Islands in Russia
    De Long Islands in Russia

    Svetlana Sibiryakova / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    5 landforms

    Overview

    The De Long Islands (Russian: Острова Де-Лонга, romanized: Ostrova De-Longa; Yakut: Де Лоҥ Aрыылара, romanized: De Loŋ Arıılara) are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of Novaya Sibir.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2
    • Bennett Island

      Bennett Island

      Area
      152 km²
      High point
      422 m

      Bennett Island (Russian: Остров Бе́ннетта, romanized: Ostrov Bennetta; Yakut: Беннетт Aрыыта, romanized: Bennett Arııta) is the largest of the De Long Islands in the northern part of the East Siberian Sea in North Asia.

    • Zhokhov Island

      Zhokhov Island

      Area
      59.3 km²
      High point
      137 m

      Zhokhov Island (Russian: Остров Жохова, romanized: Ostrov Zhokhova; Yakut: Жохов Aрыыта, romanized: Joqov Arııta) is an island in the East Siberian Sea, situated 128 km north east of Novaya Sibir Island, the easternmost of the New Siberian Islands.

    Minor islands

    3

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m422 mBennett344 mJeannette308 mHenrietta137 mZhokhov108 mVilkitsky
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Bennett: 152 km²BennettZhokhov: 59.3 km²ZhokhovHenrietta: 13 km²HenriettaJeannette: 2.8 km²JeannetteVilkitsky: 0.58 km²Vilkitsky
    km², log scale
    Bennett Island152 km²
    Zhokhov Island59.3 km²
    Henrietta Island13 km²
    Jeannette Island2.8 km²
    Vilkitsky Island0.58 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs