Английская Википедия:Bolshoy Begichev Island
Bolshoy Begichev (Шаблон:Lang-ru) is an island in the Laptev Sea, in the Sakha Republic, Russia.
Geography
The area of the island is Шаблон:Convert. Bolshoy Begichev is located within the Khatanga Gulf (Шаблон:Lang-ru), splitting the gulf into two straits.
Adjacent Islands
Maliy Begichev
Only Шаблон:Convert west of Bolshoy Begichev lies the much smaller island known as Maliy Begichev Island. Its size is only Шаблон:Convert. The border between administrative divisions of the Russian Federation runs between the two Begichev islands, so that while Maliy Begichev is in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Bolshoy Begichev is in the Sakha republic. Both Bolshoy Begichev and Maliy Begichev are named after Russian polar explorer Nikifor Begichev.
Preobrazheniya
North of Bolshoy Begichev lies small Preobrazheniya Island. This elongated granitic island was useful as a landmark for ships plying the Northern Sea Route in the past.[1]
History
A NAVTEX Coast Station used to be situated on the island at Шаблон:Coord.[2] However, according to the NAVTEX list Шаблон:As of the station was no longer listed.[3]
Natural history
There are muskoxen on the island.
References
External links
- ↑ William Barr, The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena.
- ↑ Master Plan of the Shore-Based Facilities for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (pdf) p81. Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Шаблон:Dead link