Zhokhov Island

Zhokhov Island
Native name:
  • Остров Жохова (Russian)
  • Жохов Aрыыта (Yakut)
Map of the De Long Islands.
Map showing the location of the group
Geography
LocationEast Siberian Sea
Coordinates76°08′28″N 152°43′59″E / 76.141111°N 152.733056°E / 76.141111; 152.733056
ArchipelagoDe Long Islands
Total islands5
Area77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Length10.8 km (6.71 mi)
Width8.7 km (5.41 mi)
Highest elevation123 m (404 ft)
Administration
Russia
Federal subjectFar Eastern Federal District
RepublicYakutia
Demographics
Population0

Zhokhov Island (Russian: Остров Жохова, romanized: Ostrov Zhokhova; Yakut: Жохов Aрыыта, romanized: Joqov Arııta) is an island in the East Siberian Sea, situated 128 km north east of Novaya Sibir Island, the easternmost of the New Siberian Islands. Administratively the island belongs to the Yakutia administrative division of Russia.[1]