 The Saint Peter Islands at the northeastern end of the Taymyr Peninsula | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Laptev Sea |
| Coordinates | 76°35′N 113°0′E / 76.583°N 113.000°E |
| Archipelago | Saint Peter Islands |
| Total islands | 19 |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Krai | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The Saint Peter Islands, also known as Saint Petra Islands or Petra Islands (Russian: Острова Петра, Ostrova Petra) are two islands covered with tundra vegetation, shingle and ice. These islands, as well as some other islands nearby (Ostrova Andreia, Ostrov Pavla) were originally named after Christian Apostles. The climate is Arctic and severe with frequent blizzards in the winter. The sea surrounding these Islands is covered with fast ice most of the year and is obstructed by pack ice even in the summer, so that these islands are merged with the mainland and animals can go across the ice.[1]
This island group belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of Russia. None of these islands have had much historical importance, except for the fact that they are located very close to the Northern Sea Route.[2]
- ^ GoogleEarth - Location
- ^ William Barr, The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena.