Russian: Остров Нансена | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kara Sea |
Archipelago | Nordenskiöld Archipelago |
Total islands | 1 |
Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
Width | 2.5 km (1.55 mi) |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Nansen Island (Russian: Остров Нансена), is a long and narrow island in the coast of the Kara Sea. Its length is 21 km (13 mi) and its average width about 2.5 km (1.6 mi). This island is located in an area of skerries right off the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula.