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    Laptev SeaRussia

    74°40′N 141°59′E

    Lyakhovsky Islands

    Ляховские острова

    Part of New Siberian Islands

    The Lyakhovsky Islands (Russian: Ляховские острова, romanized: Lyakhovskiye ostrova; Yakut: Ляхов арыылара) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic seas of eastern Russia.

    Maly Lyakhovsky Island, Russia
    Maly Lyakhovsky Island, Russia

    European Space Agency / Attribution

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    36 landforms

    Overview

    The Lyakhovsky Islands (Russian: Ляховские острова, romanized: Lyakhovskiye ostrova; Yakut: Ляхов арыылара) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic seas of eastern Russia. The islands are named in honour of Ivan Lyakhov, who explored them in 1773.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets25
    • Rocks & skerries2

    Major islands

    2
    • 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).

    • Maly Lyakhovsky Island

      Maly Lyakhovsky Island

      Area
      895 km²
      High point
      33 m

      Maly Lyakhovsky Island (Russian: Малый Ляховский) is the second largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands belonging to the New Siberian Islands archipelago in Laptev Sea in northern Russia. It has an area of 975.5 km2 (376.6 sq mi).

    Minor islands

    7

    • Stolbovoy Island

      Area
      313 km²
      High point
      226 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      2 m

    • Khopto-Terer

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Vasilyevsky Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    25
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.05 km²
    • остров Хопто-Терер0.04 km²
    • Yaya Island1 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    2
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m270 mBolshoy Lyakhovsky226 mStolbovoy33 mMaly Lyakhovsky1 mYaya
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Bolshoy Lyakhovsky: 5,217 km²Bolshoy LyakhovskyMaly Lyakhovsky: 895 km²Maly LyakhovskyStolbovoy: 313 km²StolbovoyUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandостров Хопто-Терер: 0.04 km²остров Хопто-ТерерYaya: 0.03 km²YayaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island5,217 km²
    Maly Lyakhovsky Island895 km²
    Stolbovoy Island313 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    остров Хопто-Терер0.04 km²
    Yaya 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 island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 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

    Sources

    Facts

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