Bely Island

Bely Island
Native name:
Белый остров
Bely Island, Kara Sea
Bely Island is located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Bely Island
Bely Island
Bely Island, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
Geography
LocationKara Sea
Coordinates73°11′N 71°17′E / 73.183°N 71.283°E / 73.183; 71.283
Area1,810 km2 (700 sq mi)
Length63 km (39.1 mi)
Width41 km (25.5 mi)
Highest elevation12 m (39 ft)
Highest pointBely HP
Administration
Russia
OblastTyumen Oblast
OkrugYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Bely Island (also spelled as Belyy and Beliy, Russian: Белый остров) is a relatively large island in the Kara Sea off the tip of the Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia.[1] Close to the island's northwest tip, there is the Russian Experiment Station (Polyarnaya Stantsiya) Popov Station.

  1. ^ Staalesen, Atle (26 August 2016). "Cleanup of Bely Island completed". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 26 April 2018.