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Maly Taymyr Island (russian: Малый Таймыр, or Little Taymyr Island) is an island in the
The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910-1915
after Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, the son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Following the 1917
* Former name question
* Laptev Sea
Islands of the Laptev Sea Islands of Severnaya Zemlya {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub
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 ...
, Russian Arctic
The Extreme North or Far North (russian: Крайний Север, Дальний Север) is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources. Its total area is about , ...
.
Geography
It is located off the southeastern end of theSevernaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya (russian: link=no, Сéверная Земля́ (Northern Land), ) is a archipelago in the Russian high Arctic. It lies off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago ...
archipelago and northeast of the Taymyr Peninsula
The Taymyr Peninsula (russian: Таймырский полуостров, Taymyrsky poluostrov) is a peninsula in the Far North of Russia, in the Siberian Federal District, that forms the northernmost part of the mainland of Eurasia. Administrat ...
and has a smaller island, Starokadomsky Island, close by on its northwestern side.
The area of Maly Taymyr Island is and its location is .
The Vilkitsky Strait
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Vilkitsky Strait (russian: link=no, пролив Вилькицкого) is a strait between the Taimyr Peninsula and Bolshevik Island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. The strait connects the Kara and Laptev Seas. The length of the Vilkits ...
runs south of Maly Taymyr Island and its waters, as well as the waters surrounding the two islands, are covered with pack ice during the long and bitter winters. There are many ice floes even in the short summer, between June and September.
Maly Taymyr Island belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
administrative division 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 ...
and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
The Great Arctic State Nature Reserve (russian: Большой Арктический государственный природный заповедник) is a nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife san ...
– the largest nature reserve of Russia and one of the biggest in the world.
On the northern shores of Maly Taymyr there is a small island named Ostrov Oktyabrenok.History
The island was discovered byBoris Vilkitsky
Boris Andreyevich Vilkitsky (russian: Бори́с Андре́евич Вильки́цкий) (22 March (3 April N.S.) 1885, Pulkovo – 6 March 1961) was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor. He was the son of Andrey Ippolitovich Vilkitsky.
...
during the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition (GESLO) (1910–1915) was a scientific expedition organized by Russia for the purpose of the development of the Northern Sea Route.
This expedition accomplished its goal of exploring the uncharted areas ...
in 1913 and was named Tsesarevich Alexei Island (russian: Остров Цесаревича Алексея),after Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, the son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Following the 1917
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key mome ...
the island was renamed "Maly Taymyr". In 2005 a request was forwarded to the local government in Krasnoyarsk Krai in order to reinstate its former name to the island.
See also
*List of islands of Russia
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Organizations
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* Severnaya Zemlya§Geography
References
External links
* Nature Reserve* Former name question
* Laptev Sea
Islands of the Laptev Sea Islands of Severnaya Zemlya {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub