East Siberian SeaRussia
70°45′N 161°30′E
Medvezhy Islands
Медве́жьи острова́
The Medvezhyi Islands, or Bear Islands (Russian: Медве́жьи острова́; Yakut: Эhэлээх арыылар, Eheleex Arıılar) is an uninhabited group of islands at the western end of the Kolyma Gulf of the East Siberian Sea.
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Overview
The Medvezhyi Islands, or Bear Islands (Russian: Медве́жьи острова́; Yakut: Эhэлээх арыылар, Eheleex Arıılar) is an uninhabited group of islands at the western end of the Kolyma Gulf of the East Siberian Sea.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands2
- Islets1
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Krestovsky Island
- Area
- 70.8 km²
- High point
- 73 m
Leontyev Island
- Area
- 31.3 km²
- High point
- 79 m
Chetyryokhstolbovoy Island
- Area
- 14.1 km²
- High point
- 103 m
Minor islands
Pushkaryov Island
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- High point
- 92 m
Lysov Island
- Area
- 3.1 km²
- High point
- 35 m
Islets
- Andreev Island8 m · 0.05 km²
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Comparative heights
- Chetyryokhstolbovoy: 103 m
- Pushkaryov: 92 m
- Leontyev: 79 m
- Krestovsky: 73 m
- Lysov: 35 m
- Andreev: 8 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Krestovsky Island | 70.8 km² |
| Leontyev Island | 31.3 km² |
| Chetyryokhstolbovoy Island | 14.1 km² |
| Pushkaryov Island | 12.6 km² |
| Lysov Island | 3.1 km² |
| Andreev Island | 0.05 km² |
Photographs
Chetyrokhstolbovoy Island (Medvezhyi Islands, Russia; 70°37‘50‘‘N, 162°22’30’’E)
Krestovskiy Island (Medvezhyi Islands, Russia; 70°48’N, 160°40’E)
Granite columns on Chetyrokhstolbovoy Island (Medvezhyi Islands, Russia; 70°37‘50‘‘N, 162°22’30’’E)
Chetyrokhstolbovoy Island (Medvezhyi Islands, Russia; 70°37‘50‘‘N, 162°22’30’’E)
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Chetyrekstolbovoy 1 2014-08-22. Ansgar Walk / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Krestovsky 1 2014-08-22. Ansgar Walk / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chetyrokhstolbovoy 3 2014-08-22. Ansgar Walk / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chetyrokhstolbovoy 2 2014-08-22. Ansgar Walk / CC BY-SA 3.0