Bunge Land

Bunge Land
Location of Bunge Land in the Anzhu subgroup.
Bunge Land is located in Sakha Republic
Bunge Land
Bunge Land
EtymologyAlexander Alexandrovich Bunge
Geography
LocationEast Siberian Sea
Coordinates75°25′07″N 141°00′49″E / 75.41861°N 141.01361°E / 75.41861; 141.01361
ArchipelagoNew Siberian Islands
Area6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Highest elevation8 m (26 ft)
Administration
Russia
RepublicYakutia
Demographics
Population0
Ethnic groupsNone

Bunge Land or Zemlya Bunge is a huge empty and almost barren intermediate zone in the Anzhu Islands north of Siberia. It is located between Kotelny and Faddeyevsky, which, unlike Bunge Land, could be described as proper islands. Sandy and flat, its area is 6,200 km2.

Since most of its surface rises only to a maximum height of 8 m above sea level, Bunge Land is flooded during storm surges, except for a very small area in the southeast that rises to an elevation of 11 to 21 m above sea level. The area that is periodically submerged accounts for over 80% of the total surface and is practically devoid of vegetation.[1]

Bunge Land is named after Russian zoologist and explorer Alexander Alexandrovich Bunge.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Kropotkin, Peter (1911). "New Siberia Archipelago" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 536.
  2. ^ Бунге земля, Great Soviet Encyclopedia