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Encyclopedia > List of islands of Russia

This is a list of islands of Russia. It includes all islands in Russia with an area greater than 3,000 km2 and some of the more important minor islands.

Location of Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land (Russ. ... Atlasov Island from space, September 1992 Atlasov Island Located at 50°50′ N 155°30′ E , Atlasov Island, known in Japanese as Oyakoba, is the northernmost island of the Kuril islands, part of the Sakhalin Oblast in Russia. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ... Bolshevik Island (Russian: Остров Большевик) is the southernmost island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic, and the second largest island in the group. ... Severnaya Zemlya (Северная Земля, Russian, Northern Land) is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. ... Russian: Ляховские острова Lyakhovskiye ostrova) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands in the arctic seas of eastern Russia. ... The De Long Islands are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of Novaya Sibir. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ... Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is both a Russian town and island near the mouth of the Yenisei River, in Taymyria. ... Location of Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land (Russ. ... Location of Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land (Russ. ... Iturup (Russian Итуруп; Ainu イト゚ルㇷ゚; Japanese 択捉島, Etorofu) is the largest island of the Kuriles, located in the Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... Kolguyev Island (Ostrov Kolguyev) is an island in the Nenetsia autonomous district of Russia. ... Komsomolets Island (Russian: остров Комсомолец) is the northernmost island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic, and the third largest island in the group. ... Severnaya Zemlya (Северная Земля, Russian, Northern Land) is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. ... Kotelny Island (Russian: Остров Котельный) and Faddeyevsky Island (О. Фаддеевский) formed as separate islands in the New Siberian Islands group of the eastern Russian Arctic. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ... Kunashir Island (国後島:Kunashiri in Japanese, Кунашир (Kunashir) in Russian, Black Island in Ainu language), a southwestern island of the Kuril Islands, located in the Sakhalin Oblast of the Russian Federation. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... Novaya Zemlyas position on the map. ... New Siberia (Russian: Но́вая Сиби́рь; English transliteration: Novaya Sibir) is one of the New Siberian Islands lying between the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ... October Revolution Island (Russian: Остров Октябрьской Революции, Ostrov Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii) is the largest island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic. ... Severnaya Zemlya (Северная Земля, Russian, Northern Land) is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. ... Onekotan Island (centre) from space, October 1994 Onekotan Island, located near the northern end of the Kuril Islands (49°30′ N 154°30′ E), is another volcanic island that is part of the Ring of Fire that encircles the Pacific Ocean. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... Paramushir or Paramushiro is the second largest of the Kuril Islands, lying near the north of the archipelago. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... Severnaya Zemlya (Северная Земля, Russian, Northern Land) is an archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. ... Location of Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land (Russ. ... Sakhalin is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian Federation and is its largest island. ... Severny Island (Russian: ) is the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, lying north of Russia. ... Novaya Zemlyas position on the map. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... The Solovetsky Islands (Russian: ), also known as Solovki, are a group of islands in the White Sea at the Onezhskaya inlet in the Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia. ... Urup (Japanese å¾—æ’«å³¶, Uruppu) is one of the Kuril Islands to the north of Japan. ... For the political history of the sovereignty conflict, see Kuril Islands dispute. ... Vaygach Island (Вайгач in Russian) is an island in the Arctic Sea on the border of the Barents Sea and Kara Sea. ... Location of Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land (Russ. ... A Vise (or vice) is a mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding. ... Wrangell Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska. ... Yuzhny is the southern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, lying north of Russia. ... Novaya Zemlyas position on the map. ... New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова́), an archipelago, located to the North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ...

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