Faddeyevsky, also known as Faddeyevsky Island (russian: остров Фаддеевский), is a large peninsula in the

New Siberian Islands The New Siberian Islands ( rus, Новосиби́рские Oстрова, r=Novosibirskiye Ostrova; sah, Саҥа Сибиир Aрыылара, translit=Saña Sibiir Arıılara) are an archipelago in the Extreme North of Russia, to the north o ...

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

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. This geographic feature was named after a

fur Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket t ...

trader called Faddeyev who built the first settlement there.

Geography

It was formerly recognized as an island, but it is geographically part of

Kotelny Island Kotelny Island ( rus, Остров Котельный, r=Ostrov Kotelny; sah, Олгуйдаах Aрыы, translit=Olguydaax Arııta) is part of the Anzhu Islands subgroup of the New Siberian Islands located between the Laptev Sea and the East ...

. The peninsula projects from the northern end of

Bunge Land Bunge Land or Zemlya Bunge is a huge empty and almost barren intermediate zone in the Anzhu Islands north of Siberia. It is located between Kotelny and Faddeyevsky, which, unlike Bunge Land, could be described as proper islands. Sandy and flat, i ...

eastwards with its

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in the north. There is a deep inlet on Faddeyevski between its western coast and adjoining Bunge Land. Faddeyevsky is covered with tundra vegetation and dotted with small lakes. Unlike neighboring Kotelny this peninsula is relatively flat despite its size, its highest point being only 65 m. Its area is 5,300 km².

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Peninsulas of Russia Former islands of Russia Anzhu Islands Landforms of the Sakha Republic {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub

Geography

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