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    Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island

    Большой Ляховский остров, Böyük Lyaxovski, Velký Ljachovský ostrov

    73°33′N 142°03′E

    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).

    Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (part of Lena Delta resource reserve), Kigilyakh Peninsula with Malakatyn River
    Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (part of Lena Delta resource reserve), Kigilyakh Peninsula with Malakatyn River

    Boris Solovyev / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    73°33′N 142°03′E

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    Overview

    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. It has an area of 5,156.6 km2 (1,991.0 sq mi), and a maximum altitude of 311 m (1,020 ft) (Emy Tas). The peninsula projecting towards the west of the island is the Kigilyakh Peninsula (Poluostrov Kigilyakh). Off Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island's southwestern cape lies a small islet called Ostrov Khopto-Terer. The Lyakhovsky Islands are named in honour of Ivan Lyakhov, who explored them in 1773.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Lyakhovsky Islands

    • Maly Lyakhovsky Island

      895 km²▲ 33 m

      Major islands

    • Stolbovoy Island

      313 km²▲ 226 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.14 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.14 km²▲ 2 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.12 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      0.1 km²▲ 2 m

      Minor islands

    • Khopto-Terer

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      Minor islands

    • Vasilyevsky Island

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      Minor islands

    Also in New Siberian Islands

    Also in Anzhu Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs