Lyakhovsky Islands
Islands in Russia
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Geography
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:
- Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (Great Lyakhovsky Island) 5,156.6 km2 (1,991.0 sq mi) with a maximum altitude of 311 m (1,020 ft) on Emy Tas
- Maly Lyakhovsky Island (Little Lyakhovsky Island) 975.5 km2 (376.6 sq mi)
- Stolbovoy is a large island detached from the group.
- Yaya Island
- Off Great Lyakhovsky Island's southwestern cape lies a small islet called Ostrov Khopto-Terer.
- Semyonovsky Island has now disappeared after heavy erosion. Before its disappearance, it was at four square kilometres (1.5 sq mi), one of the smallest islands in the archipelago.
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In popular culture
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.
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