Jeannette Island

Jeannette Island
Native name:
  • Остров Жанне́тты (Russian)
  • Жаннетта Aрыыта (Yakut)
Jeannette is the group's easternmost island
EtymologyUSS Jeannette
Geography
Coordinates76°42′56″N 158°06′33″E / 76.71556°N 158.10917°E / 76.71556; 158.10917
ArchipelagoDe Long Islands
Area3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Width1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Highest elevation351 m (1152 ft)
Administration
Russia
Federal subjectFar Eastern Federal District
RepublicYakutia
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Jeannette Island (Russian: Остров Жанне́тты, romanized: Ostrov Zhannetty; Yakut: Жаннетта Aрыыта, romanized: Jannetta Arııta) is the easternmost island of the De Long Islands archipelago in the East Siberian Sea. Administratively it belongs to Yakutia of the Russian Federation.