New Siberian Islands

island group in Arctic Ocean, Russia

The New Siberian Islands (Novosibirskiye Ostrova) are an archipelago on the northern Arctic. They are to the extreme North of Russia. They are North of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea, north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

New Siberian Islands
Native name:
  • Новосиби́рские Oстрова (Russian)
  • Саҥа Сибиир Aрыылара (Yakut)
Location of the New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands is located in Russia
New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands (Russia)
Geography
Locationbetween the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea
Coordinates75°16′N 145°15′E / 75.267°N 145.250°E / 75.267; 145.250
ArchipelagoNew Siberian Islands
Area29,900 km2 (11,500 sq mi)
Highest elevation374 m (1227 ft)
Highest pointMalakatyn Tas
Administration
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Demographics
Population2 (2017) on Kotelny Island