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Archipelago

    Kara SeaRussia

    76°40′N 95°53′E

    Pakhtusov Islands

    Part of Nordenskiöld Archipelago

    Major islands

    3

    • Petersen Island

      Area
      77.5 km²
      High point
      77 m

    • Dobrynia Nikitich Island

      Area
      39.2 km²
      High point
      52 m

    • Shpanberg Island

      Area
      15.9 km²
      High point
      70 m

      Shpanberg Island (Russian: остров Шпанберга, romanized: ostrov Shpanberga), sometimes Spanberg Island, is an island of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago in the Kara Sea, off the coast of Siberia in Russia.

    Minor islands

    10

    • Pakhtusov Island

      Area
      14.1 km²
      High point
      78 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      5.4 km²
      High point
      29 m

    • Granichny Island

      Area
      3 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Yurt Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Olyeg Island

      Area
      0.59 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Alexander Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kotovsky Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Silach Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Truvor Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    8
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m78 mPakhtusov77 mPetersen70 mShpanberg52 mDobrynia Nikitich21 mGranichny20 mOlyeg13 mYurt
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Petersen: 77.5 km²PetersenDobrynia Nikitich: 39.2 km²Dobrynia NikitichShpanberg: 15.9 km²ShpanbergPakhtusov: 14.1 km²PakhtusovUnnamed island: 5.4 km²Unnamed islandGranichny: 3 km²GranichnyYurt: 1.4 km²YurtOlyeg: 0.59 km²OlyegUnnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 4 without a known area.
    Petersen Island77.5 km²
    Dobrynia Nikitich Island39.2 km²
    Shpanberg Island15.9 km²
    Pakhtusov Island14.1 km²
    Unnamed island5.4 km²
    Granichny Island3 km²
    Yurt Island1.4 km²
    Olyeg Island0.59 km²
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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