Anzhu Islands

Anzhu Islands Oстрова Анжу (Russian) Анжу арыыларa (Yakut)
Island group
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Anzhu Islands Anzhu Islands
Coordinates: 75°28′30″N 143°2′30″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Far Eastern Federal District
Republic	Yakutia
Government
Website	http://government.ru/en/

The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands (Russian: Oстрова Анжу, romanized: Ostrova Anzhu; Yakut: Анжу арыыларa, romanized: Anju arıılara) are an archipelago and geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Arctic Ocean.

Etymology

The Anzhu Islands are named after Russian explorer Pyotr Anjou, a Russian-born descendant of Protestant refugees from the French province of Anjou.

Geography

The total area of the islands is approx. 29,000 km².

This island group is a practically uninhabited territory. It belongs administratively to Yakutia, Russian Federation.

Main islands

The main islands of the Anzhu Islands archipelago are, from west to east:

• Belkovsky Island.
• Kotelny Island
  • Bunge Land
  • Faddeyevsky Peninsula
• New Siberia

References

• Location of the Anzhu Islands Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Anzhu Islands at Wikimedia Commons