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The New Siberian Islands proper, or Anzhu Islands , covering a land area of about 29,000 kmē, consist of
To the south and nearer to the Siberian mainland lie the Lyakhovskiye Islands (6,100 kmē).
The small De Long IslandsThe De Long Islands are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of Novaya Sibir. The five islands have a total area of 228kmē. Jeanette Island (. Henrietta Island (. and Bennett Island (. were discov (228 kmē) lie to the north-east of Novaya Sibir.
Most of the archipelago is low-lying and consists of loose sedimentSediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid. Sedimentation is the deposition by settling of a suspended mas. Its western part consists of limestoneshale overlaid by limestone. Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed of mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). The primary source of this calcite is usually marine organisms. These organisms secrete shells that settle out of t and slateAlternate meanings in Slate (disambiguation Slate is a fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). Slate can be made into roofing shingles ('roofing slates. The highest altitudeAltitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level''. Most often this level is defined as the absolute sea level, but it can vary. In aviation, the term altitude is used to describe elevation above mean sea level, the te is 374 m ( Mt. Malakatyn-Tas on Kotelny island). The climateThe climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. A descriptive saying is that "climate is what you expect, weather is what you get". The IPCC glossary definition is: : Climate in a narrow sense is usually defined as the average weather, o is arcticThe Arctic is the area around the Earth's North Pole. The Arctic includes parts of Russia, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Lapland, and Norway (including Svalbard), as well as the Arctic Ocean. The 10°C (50°F) July isotherm is commonly used to define the borde and severe. Snow cover is present for 9 months of the year.
Average temperatureTemperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. General description The formal properties of temperature are studied in thermodynamics. in January: −28°C to −31°C
Temperature in July: At the coasts icy arctic water lets the temperatures stay relatively low. Average maximum temperatures from +8°C to +11°C and average minimum temperatures from -3°C to +1°C. In the interior of the islands the average maximum temperatures in July are +16°C to +19°C and average minimum temperatures +3°C to +6°C
Precipitation: up to 132 mm a year Permafrost and underground ice are very common. The surface of the islands is covered with arctic tundra vegetation and numerous lakes.The first news about the existence of the New Siberian Islands was brought by a Cossack Yakov Permyakov in the beginning of the 18th century. In 1712, a Cossack unit led by M. Vagin reached the Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island. In the beginning of the 19th century, the islands were further explored by Yakov Sannikov, Matvei Gedenschtrom and others.
Islands of Russia