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Lyakhov Islands

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lyakhov Islands , c.2,700 sq mi (7,000 sq km), southern group of the New Siberian Islands , N Siberian Russia, between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, Sakha Republic. They include Bolshoy Lyakhov, Maly Lyakhov, and Stolbovoy islands and are separated from the Anjou group of the New Siberian Islands by Sannikov Strait and from the mainland by Dmitri Laptev Strait. They were discovered (1770) by Ivan Lyakhov, a Russian merchant. In 1928 the Soviet government established a geophysical station there. Author not available, LYAKHOV ISLANDS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Read more
New Siberian Islands
...the New Siberian or Anjou islands (c.8,200 sq mi/21,200 sq...Sibir, and other smaller islands; the southern group consists of the Lyakhov Islands (c.2,700 sq mi/7,000 sq...there. The sparsely settled islands were sighted (1773) by Ivan Lyakhov, a Russian merchant. Mammoth...been ... Read more
Kotelny Island
...Island , largest island of the Anjou group of the New Siberian Islands , c.100 mi (160 km) long and c.60 mi (100 km) wide, off N Siberian Russia. The island was sighted in 1773 by Ivan Lyakhov, a Russian merchant. Polar foxes and reindeer inhabit the... Read more

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