Lyakhovsky Islands

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The Lyakhovsky Islands (Russian: Ляховские острова, romanized: Lyakhovskiye ostrova; Yakut: Ляхов арыылара) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands in the Arctic seas of eastern Russia. The islands are named in honour of Ivan Lyakhov, who explored them in 1773.

Lyakhovsky Islands
Aqua MODIS satellite image of the Lyakhovsky Islands
Geography
LocationLaptev Sea
Coordinates74°39′36″N 141°59′14″E / 74.66000°N 141.98722°E / 74.66000; 141.98722
ArchipelagoLyakhovsky Islands
Total islands6
Administration
Russia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Geography

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They are separated from the mainland by the Laptev Strait (60 km (37 mi) wide), and from the Anzhu Islands group by the Sannikov Strait (50 km (31 mi) wide). Two islands dominate the group:

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Part of the action of two novels by Jules Verne, 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.

References

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  1. ^ Bol. Lyakhovskiy (Liakhov)
  2. ^ Mal. Lyakhovskiy (Lachovski)
  3. ^ Grigorov, I.P., 1946, Disappearing islands. Priroda, pp. 58–65 (in Russian)
  4. ^ Gavrilov, A.V., N.N. Romanovskii, V.E. Romanovsky, H.-W. Hubberten, and V. E. Tumskoy (2003). Reconstruction of Ice Complex Remnants on the Eastern Siberian Arctic Shelf. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. vol. 14, pp. 187–198.
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