Kolchaka Island
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Kolchak Island or Kolchaka Island (Russian: остров Колчака, ostrov Kolchaka), is an island in the Kara Sea located in a coastal area of skerries NE of the Shturmanov Peninsula. It is near the southern end of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago, but not geographically part of it.
Quick Facts Native name: остров Колчака, Geography ...
Native name: остров Колчака | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kara Sea |
Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
Width | 6.5 km (4.04 mi) |
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Russia | |
Krai | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
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It was known as Rastorguyev Island (Russian: остров Расторгуева, ostrov Rastorguyeva) in the period between 1937 and 2005 .