Leykina Island (Russian: Ostrov Leykina; the English name is a literal transliteration. The accurate name would be Leykin's Island or Leykin Island), formerly Ostrov Osushnoy, is an island in the
Laptev Sea
The Laptev Sea ( rus, мо́ре Ла́птевых, r=more Laptevykh; sah, Лаптевтар байҕаллара, translit=Laptevtar baỹğallara) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, t ...
. It is located off the
Olenyok Gulf, roughly midway between
Peschanyy Island and the
Dunay Islands.
Geography
Although Leykina Island appears in Russian maps (
Russian Hydrographic Office chart no 11142), it is not listed in the
British Admiralty sailing directions. The
Admiralty pilot describes the charted location of the island as ‘doubtful’.
A British yachtsman visiting the area recently failed to find Leykina Island, being able to discern only: ''"...A ring of small breakers clearly demarcated what I took to be the 5-metre contour line as the seabed shoaled towards where the island should be."''
Leykina might be an island of the Russian Arctic that has eroded away and disappeared in recent times, like
Semyonovsky,
Figurina,
Vasilievsky and
Merkuriya.
Administration
For administrative purposes Leykina Island belongs to the
Sakha
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 Ea ...
(Yakutia) Republic of the
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
.
References
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Erosion of Arctic coast
Islands of the Laptev Sea
Islands of the Sakha Republic
Former islands of Russia
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