Bely Island
Bely Island (also spelled as Belyy and Beliy, Russian: Белый остров) is a relatively large island in the Kara Sea off the tip of the Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia. Close to the island's northwest tip, there is the Russian Experiment Station (Polyarnaya Stantsiya) Popov Station.
Native name: Белый остров | |
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Bely Island, Kara Sea | |
Bely Island Bely Island, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kara Sea |
| Coordinates | 73°11′N 71°17′E |
| Area | 1,810 km2 (700 sq mi) |
| Length | 63 km (39.1 mi) |
| Width | 41 km (25.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Highest point | Bely HP |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Oblast | Tyumen Oblast |
| Okrug | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
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