Geography | |
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Location | East Siberian Sea |
Coordinates | 76°44′N 149°30′E / 76.733°N 149.500°E |
Archipelago | De Long Islands |
Area | 150 km2 (58 sq mi) |
Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
Width | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
Highest elevation | 426 m (1398 ft) |
Highest point | Mount De Long |
Administration | |
Russia | |
Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
Republic | Yakutia |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Bennett Island (Russian: Остров Бе́ннетта, romanized: Ostrov Bennetta; Yakut: Беннетт Aрыыта, romanized: Bennett Arııta) is the largest of the De Long Islands in the northern part of the East Siberian Sea. The area of this island is approximately 150 square kilometres (58 square miles) and it has a tombolo at its eastern end. The highest point of the island is 426 metres (1,398 feet) high Mount De Long, the highest point of the archipelago. Bennett Island is part of the Yakutia administrative division of Russia.