Arkticheskiy Institut Islands
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The Arkticheskiy Institut Islands or Arctic Institute Islands is a compact archipelago of narrow islands covered with tundra vegetation. The islands are located in the Kara Sea
, about 173 km (107.5 mi)north of the coast of Siberia
, and just 45 km (28 mi) south of the nearest island group, the Izvesti Tsik Islands
.
The distance between the northern and the southern end of the archipelago is 49.5 km (30.8 mi) and its maximum width is of 21 km (13 mi) from east to west. The main island is called Bolshoy.
The sea surrounding the Arkticheskiy Institut Islands is covered with pack ice in the long winter and the climate is severe. There are numerous ice floes even in the summer.
This island group belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai
administrative division of the Russian Federation
and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
, the largest nature reserve of Russia.
The Arkticheskiy Institut Islands were named in honor of the Arctic Institute
of the USSR, which was then known as "All-Union Arctic Institute". The combination "Arkticheskiy Institut Islands" is technically incorrect, for it is a strange combination of Russian and English. Even so, the name "Arkticheskiy Institut Islands" has become popular and its use has been widespread in this manner for many decades and in many modern maps and atlases. "Arctic Institute Islands", which would be the grammatically correct way of naming these islands in English, is very rarely used.
Sidorova Island was named after Siberian trader and goldmine owner Mikhail K. Sidorov
(1823-1887), who had a vision for the development of trade along the Northern Sea Route
.
Kara Sea
The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya....
, about 173 km (107.5 mi)north of the coast of Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, and just 45 km (28 mi) south of the nearest island group, the Izvesti Tsik Islands
Izvestiy TSIK Islands
The Izvestiy TSIK Islands or Izvesti Tsik Islands , also known as Izvestia Islands, is an archipelago composed of two large and two small islands covered with tundra vegetation, shingle and ice...
.
The distance between the northern and the southern end of the archipelago is 49.5 km (30.8 mi) and its maximum width is of 21 km (13 mi) from east to west. The main island is called Bolshoy.
The sea surrounding the Arkticheskiy Institut Islands is covered with pack ice in the long winter and the climate is severe. There are numerous ice floes even in the summer.
This island group belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
administrative division of the Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
The Great Arctic State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia...
, the largest nature reserve of Russia.
The Arkticheskiy Institut Islands were named in honor of the Arctic Institute
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, or AARI is the oldest and largest Russian research institute in the field of comprehensive studies of Arctic and Antarctica...
of the USSR, which was then known as "All-Union Arctic Institute". The combination "Arkticheskiy Institut Islands" is technically incorrect, for it is a strange combination of Russian and English. Even so, the name "Arkticheskiy Institut Islands" has become popular and its use has been widespread in this manner for many decades and in many modern maps and atlases. "Arctic Institute Islands", which would be the grammatically correct way of naming these islands in English, is very rarely used.
Sidorova Island was named after Siberian trader and goldmine owner Mikhail K. Sidorov
Mikhail Sidorov
Mikhail Konstantinovich Sidorov was a Siberian goldmine owner.Sidorov was also pioneering entrepreneur in Russia’s Arctic who had a vision for the development of trade along the Northern Sea Route....
(1823-1887), who had a vision for the development of trade along the Northern Sea Route
Northern Sea Route
The Northern Sea Route is a shipping lane officially defined by Russian legislation from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait and Far East. The entire route lies in Arctic...
.