The Routan Islands are two islands in the eastern coast of the Chaunskaya Bay

Chaunskaya Bay

The Chaunskaya Bay or Chaun Bay is an Arctic bay in the East Siberian Sea, in the Chaunsky District of Chukotka, northeast Siberia.The bay is open to the north and is 140 km in length. Its maximum width is 110 km. Its mouth is defined by Cape Shelagsky to the east and an unnamed part of...

 of the East Siberian Sea

East Siberian Sea

The East Siberian Sea is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, close to Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east...

. They are located directly off Pevek

Pevek

Pevek is a town and Arctic port in Chaunsky District, part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. After Anadyr and Bilibino it is the third largest town in Chukotka. Population: Municipally, the town is subordinated to Chaunsky Municipal district and together with Apapelgino and Yanranay, is...

, separated from the shore of the Pevek Peninsula by a 4.7 km wide sound. Ayon Island

Ayon Island

Ayon Island is an island in the coast of Chukotka in the East Siberian Sea. The island itself consists mainly of low lying tundra, is populated mainly by Chukchi, who use the tundra as pasture for their reindeer herds.-Geography:...

 lies on the other side of the Chaunskaya Bay, 24 km to the west.

• Bolshoy Routan Island (Russian: Oстров Большой Роутан) 69.752°N 170.136°E is roughly triangular. It is 9.5 km long and 4.5 km wide.

• Malyy Routan Island 69.693°N 170.068°E is much smaller and lies 1 km to the west of Bolshoy Routan's southern point. It is only 1.3 km in length.

There is a small Arctic Station at Bol'shoy Routan Island.

Administratively these islands belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...

 of the Russian Federation.