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Native name: Белый остров | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kara Sea |
Coordinates | 73°11′N 71°17′E / 73.183°N 71.283°E |
Area | 1,810 km2 (700 sq mi) |
Length | 63 km (39.1 mi) |
Width | 41 km (25.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Highest point | Bely HP |
Administration | |
Russia | |
Oblast | Tyumen Oblast |
Okrug | Yamalo-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.