Kara SeaRussia
77°36′N 91°55′E
Kirov Islands
Oстрова Кирова
The Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands (Russian: Острова Кирова, Ostrova Kirova or Aрхипелаг Сергея Кирова, Archipelag Sergeya Kirova) is an island group in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation.
Overview
The Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands (Russian: Острова Кирова, Ostrova Kirova or Aрхипелаг Сергея Кирова, Archipelag Sergeya Kirova) is an island group in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation. It is an archipelago of small islands covered with tundra vegetation located about 140 km (87 mi) from the coast of Siberia and 100 km (62 mi) northwest of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago. The Islands were discovered by the Georgiy Sedov icebreaker ship in 1930 during an expedition led by Otto Yulievich Schmidt and Vladimir Yulievich Wiese.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands7
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Isachenko Island
- Area
- 157 km²
- High point
- 56 m
Slozhny
- Area
- 47 km²
- High point
- 22 m
Minor islands
Kirov Island
- Area
- 25.8 km²
- High point
- 44 m
Orlovskogo Island
- Area
- 17.4 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Severnyy
- Area
- 4.5 km²
- High point
- 3 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.55 km²
- High point
- 2 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.49 km²
- High point
- 2 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.47 km²
- High point
- 2 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 2 m
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island0.06 km²
- Unnamed island0.05 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- Isachenko: 56 m
- Kirov: 44 m
- Slozhny: 22 m
- Orlovskogo: 16 m
- Severnyy: 3 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Isachenko Island | 157 km² |
| Slozhny | 47 km² |
| Kirov Island | 25.8 km² |
| Orlovskogo Island | 17.4 km² |
| Severnyy | 4.5 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.55 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.49 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.47 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |