Lyakhovsky Islands
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The Lyakhovsky Islands (Russian
: Ляховские острова Lyakhovskiye ostrova) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands
in the arctic
seas of eastern Russia
. They are separated from the mainland by the Laptev Strait
(60 km wide), and from the Anzhu Islands
group by the Sannikov Strait
(50 km). Two islands dominate the group:
Other islands in the group are Stolbovoy
and Semyonovskiy
.
Off Great Lyakhovsky Island's southwestern cape lies a small islet called Ostrov Khopto-Terer.
The islands are named in honour of Ivan Lyakhov
, who explored them in 1773.
, Waif of the Cynthia (1885) and César Cascabel
(1890), takes place there. In the latter, the term "Liakhov Islands" refers to the New Siberian group as a whole, as the principal action is on Kotelny Island.
Russian language
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: Ляховские острова Lyakhovskiye ostrova) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands
The New Siberian Islands are an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha Republic....
in the arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
seas of eastern Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. They are separated from the mainland by the Laptev Strait
Laptev Strait
Laptev Strait is a 60 km-wide strait in Russia. It separates Great Lyakhovsky Island of the Lyakhovsky Islands from the mainland, and connects the Laptev Sea in the west with the East Siberian Sea in the east. It is named after Russian explorer Dmitry Laptev....
(60 km wide), and from the Anzhu Islands
Anzhu Islands
The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands are a geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Russian Arctic. The total area of the islands is approx...
group by the Sannikov Strait
Sannikov Strait
Sannikov Strait is a 50 km-wide strait in Russia. It separates Anzhu Islands from Lyakhovsky Islands, and connects the Laptev Sea in the west with the East Siberian Sea in the east. It is named after Russian explorer Yakov Sannikov.-References:* Location: * Geographical names:...
(50 km). Two islands dominate the group:
- Great Lyakhovsky IslandGreat Lyakhovsky IslandBolshoy Lyakhovsky Island , 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...
(Большой Ляховский: Bolshoy Lyakhovsky) 4,600 km² with a maximum altitude of 270 m on Emy Tas - Little Lyakhovsky IslandLittle Lyakhovsky IslandMaly Lyakhovsky Island is the second largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands belonging to the New Siberian Islands archipelago in Laptev Sea in northern Russia...
(Малый Ляховский: Maly Lyakhovsky) 1,325 km²
Other islands in the group are Stolbovoy
Stolbovoy Island
Stolbovoy Island is a long and narrow island off the southwest side of the New Siberian archipelago in the eastern part of the Laptev Sea. It is located 184 km away from the Siberian coast and 100 km southwest of Kotelny Island, being thus quite detached from the New Siberian island...
and Semyonovskiy
Semyonovsky Island
Semyonovsky Island was an island in the southwest part of the New Siberian Islands in the eastern part of the Laptev Sea. Before its destruction, it was at 4 km2, one of the smallest islands in the archipelago...
.
Off Great Lyakhovsky Island's southwestern cape lies a small islet called Ostrov Khopto-Terer.
The islands are named in honour of Ivan Lyakhov
Ivan Lyakhov
Ivan Lyakhov , died around 1800, was a Russian merchant who explored large sections of the New Siberian Islands in the 18th century.Lyakhov began his explorations in the spring of 1770 on dogsleds in order to explore the islands off the northern Siberian coast reported by Yakov Permyakov and...
, who explored them in 1773.
In popular culture
Part of the action of two novels by Jules VerneJules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
, Waif of the Cynthia (1885) and César Cascabel
César Cascabel
César Cascabel is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1890. It is part of Voyages Extraordinaires series .-Plot summary:...
(1890), takes place there. In the latter, the term "Liakhov Islands" refers to the New Siberian group as a whole, as the principal action is on Kotelny Island.