Faddeyevsky Peninsula

Faddeyevsky Peninsula

Остров Фаддеевский
Location of the Faddeyevsky Peninsula in the Anzhu subgroup.
Faddeyevsky Peninsula
Geography
Location	New Siberian Islands
Coordinates	75°27′N 143°51′E
Adjacent to	Arctic Ocean East Siberian Sea
Area	5,300 km^2 (2,000 sq mi)
Length	85 km (52.8 mi)
Width	60 km (37 mi)
Highest elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Administration
Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Faddeyevsky, also known as Faddeyevsky Island (Russian: остров Фаддеевский), is a large peninsula in the New Siberian Islands, Sakha Republic, Russia.

This geographic feature was named after a fur trader called Faddeyev who built the first settlement there.^[1]

Geography

It was formerly recognized as an island, but it is geographically part of Kotelny Island. The peninsula projects from the northern end of Bunge Land eastwards with its isthmus in the north. There is a deep inlet on Faddeyevski between its western coast and adjoining Bunge Land.^[2]

Faddeyevsky is covered with tundra vegetation and dotted with small lakes.

Unlike neighboring Kotelny this peninsula is relatively flat despite its size, its highest point being only 65 m. Its area is 5,300 km².

Map of the New Siberian Islands ca. 1820.

Faddeyevsky Landsat-1 satellite image.

See also

• Anzhu Islands

References

1. "Faddeyevsky Peninsula". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes) (in Russian). St. Petersburg: F. A. Brockhaus. 1890–1907.
2. "Ostrov Faddeyevskiy". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 July 2019.