Jump to content

Kamennye Islands: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 74°07′N 82°48′E / 74.117°N 82.800°E / 74.117; 82.800
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Typo fixing, typos fixed: 4Km → 4km using AWB
→‎History: previous edit incorrectly changed meaning
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
 
(27 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{refimprove|date=May 2023}}
{{for|Island in [[Saint Petersburg]]|Kamenny Island}}
{{for|Island in [[Kubensky Lake]]|Kamenny Monastery}}


[[Image:Kara seaKM.PNG|thumb|right|Location of the Kamennyye Islands in the Kara Sea.]]
{{Short description|Group of islands in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation}}
{{about|the islands in the Kara Sea|the island in [[Saint Petersburg]]|Kamenny Island|Island in [[Kubensky Lake]]|Kamenny Monastery}}
[[Image:Kamennyye.PNG|thumb|right|300px]]
{{Infobox islands
⚫
The '''Kamennyye Islands''' or '''Kammennyy Islands''' ({{lang-ru|Каменные Острова}}; Ostrova Kamennye) is a group islands covered with tundra vegetation. It is located in the [[Kara Sea]], off the coast of [[Siberia]], west of the mouths of river [[Pyasina]].
| name = Kamennye Islands
| local_name = {{lang-ru|link=no|Каменные Острова}}
| native_name =
| image_name =Kamennyye.PNG
| image_caption =
| image_size =
| map_image = Kara seaKM.PNG
| map_caption = Location of the island group in the Kara Sea
| nickname =
⚫
| location = [[Kara Sea]]
⚫
| coordinates ={{coord|74|07|N|82|48|E|display=inline, title}}
| archipelago =
| total_islands =6
| major_islands =Vostochny, Zapadny Kamenny, Rastorguyev
| area_km2 =
| length_km =
| width_km =
| highest_mount =
| elevation_m =
| population = 0
| population_as_of =
| density_km2 =
| ethnic_groups =
| country = [[Russia]]
| additional_info =
}}
⚫
The '''Kamennye Islands''' or '''Kammenny Islands''' ({{lang-ru|Каменные Острова}}; Kamennye Ostrova) are a group of islands in the [[Kara Sea]], [[Russian Federation]].


==Geography==
The main islands are (from East to West):
The islands lie off the coast of [[Siberia]], west of the mouths of river [[Pyasina]]. They are covered with tundra vegetation.


⚫
The sea surrounding the Kamennye Islands is covered with pack ice with some [[polynia]]s in the winter and there are many ice floes even in the summer, so that they are connected with the Siberian mainland during the long winters. The climate is severe and summers last only about two months.
⚫
*'''Morzhovo Island''', with a diameter of only 4km, is the closest to land. It is only about 11 km from the Siberian coastline.
⚫
*'''[[Rastorguyev Island]]'''. It is long and narrow, and about 15 km in length. It is occasionally confused with [[Kolchak Island]] (which is located further east in the Kara Sea along the coast south of the [[Nordenskiold Archipelago]], and until 2005, used to also be known as Rastorguyev Island).
⚫
*'''Vostochnyy Island''', is the largest in the group; 17 km in length and 9 km wide.
⚫
*'''Zapadnyy Kamennyy Island''', roughly circular in shape; 8.5 km in diameter.


⚫
This island group belongs to the [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] administrative division of the [[Russian Federation]].
⚫
The sea surrounding the Kamennyye Islands is covered with pack ice with some [[polynia]]s in the winter and there are many ice floes even in the summer, so that they are connected with the Siberian mainland during the long winters. The climate is severe and summers last only about two months.
===Islands===
The main islands are (from East to West):<ref name="mapcarta">{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/15355370|title=Ostrova Kamennyye|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref>


⚫
*'''Morzhovo Island''', with a diameter of only {{Convert|4|km|abbr=on}}, is the closest to land. It is only about {{Convert|11|km|abbr=on}} from the Siberian coastline.
⚫
This island group belongs to the [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] administrative division of the [[Russian Federation]]. It also is included in the [[Great Arctic State Nature Reserve]] of the Russian Arctic.
⚫
*'''[[Rastorguyev Island]]'''. It is long and narrow, and about {{Convert|15|km|abbr=on}} in length. It is occasionally confused with [[Kolchak Island]] (which is located further east in the Kara Sea along the coast south of the [[Nordenskiold Archipelago]], and until 2005, used to also be known as Rastorguyev Island).
⚫
*'''Vostochny Island''', is the largest in the group; {{Convert|17|km|abbr=on}} in length and {{Convert|9|km|abbr=on}} wide.
⚫
*'''Zapadny Kamenny Island''', roughly circular in shape; {{Convert|8.5|km|abbr=on}} in diameter.


{{Further|Kurochkin Strait}}
⚫
These islands were explored by Russian geologist [[Baron Eduard Von Toll]] during an expedition on behalf of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences.


==References==
==History==
⚫
These islands were explored by Russian geologist [[Baron Eduard Von Toll]]<ref>[http://www.shparo.com/Toll/toll_biograf.htm History]</ref> during an expedition on behalf of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences.<ref>[http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic27-1-2.pdf Russian Arctic Exploration]</ref>
*http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm

*http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic27-1-2.pdf
The island group is included in the [[Great Arctic State Nature Reserve]] of the Russian Arctic.
*http://www.shparo.com/Toll/toll_biograf.htm


==See also==
==See also==
⚫
*[[List of islands of Russia]]
⚫
*[[Kara Sea]]
==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Kara Sea Islands}}
{{Kara Sea Islands}}


⚫
[[Category:Archipelagoes of the Kara Sea]]
⚫
{{coord|74|07|N|82|48|E|display=title|region:RU_type:isle_source:nlwiki}}
⚫
[[Category:Archipelagoes of Krasnoyarsk Krai]]


⚫
[[Category:Islands of Russia]]
⚫
[[Category:Islands of the Kara Sea]]
⚫
[[Category:Krasnoyarsk Krai]]




{{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub}}
{{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub}}

[[be:Каменныя астравы]]
[[nn:Kamennyjeøyane]]
[[ru:Каменные острова]]

Latest revision as of 15:45, 22 March 2024

This article is about the islands in the Kara Sea. For the island in Saint Petersburg, see Kamenny Island. For Island in Kubensky Lake, see Kamenny Monastery.
Kamennye Islands
Russian: Каменные Острова
Location of the island group in the Kara Sea
Geography
StandortKara Sea
Coordinates74°07′N 82°48′E / 74.117°N 82.800°E / 74.117; 82.800
Total islands6
Major islandsVostochny, Zapadny Kamenny, Rastorguyev
Administration
Demographics
Population0

The Kamennye Islands or Kammenny Islands (Russian: Каменные Острова; Kamennye Ostrova) are a group of islands in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation.

Geography

[edit]

The islands lie off the coast of Siberia, west of the mouths of river Pyasina. They are covered with tundra vegetation.

The sea surrounding the Kamennye Islands is covered with pack ice with some polynias in the winter and there are many ice floes even in the summer, so that they are connected with the Siberian mainland during the long winters. The climate is severe and summers last only about two months.

This island group belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation.

Islands

[edit]

The main islands are (from East to West):[1]

  • Morzhovo Island, with a diameter of only 4 km (2.5 mi), is the closest to land. It is only about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the Siberian coastline.
  • Rastorguyev Island. It is long and narrow, and about 15 km (9.3 mi) in length. It is occasionally confused with Kolchak Island (which is located further east in the Kara Sea along the coast south of the Nordenskiold Archipelago, and until 2005, used to also be known as Rastorguyev Island).
  • Vostochny Island, is the largest in the group; 17 km (11 mi) in length and 9 km (5.6 mi) wide.
  • Zapadny Kamenny Island, roughly circular in shape; 8.5 km (5.3 mi) in diameter.
Further information: Kurochkin Strait

History

[edit]

These islands were explored by Russian geologist Baron Eduard Von Toll[2] during an expedition on behalf of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences.[3]

The island group is included in the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve of the Russian Arctic.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ostrova Kamennyye". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ History
  3. ^ Russian Arctic Exploration


Stub icon

This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamennye_Islands&oldid=1215008182"