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    Yaya Island

    Яя, Yaya

    73°59′N 133°06′E

    Yaya (Russian: Яя) is a sandy islet in Russia, in the New Siberian Islands, Laptev Sea. Its length is about 370 metres and is 125 metres wide. Discovered in 2013, it expanded the Russian maritime exclusive economic zone by 452 square kilometers.

    Остров Яя, открыт в 2013 году, фото сделанное первооткрывателями
    Остров Яя, открыт в 2013 году, фото сделанное первооткрывателями

    Павел Сергеевич Саяпин / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    73°59′N 133°06′E

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    Yaya (Russian: Яя) is a sandy islet in Russia, in the New Siberian Islands, Laptev Sea. Its length is about 370 metres and is 125 metres wide. Discovered in 2013, it expanded the Russian maritime exclusive economic zone by 452 square kilometers.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Lyakhovsky Islands

    • Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island

      5,217 km²▲ 270 m

      Major 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

    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

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