Faddeyevsky Peninsula

Faddeyevsky, also known as Faddeyevsky Island (Russian: остров Фаддеевский), is a large peninsula in the New Siberian Islands, Sakha Republic, Russia.

Faddeyevsky Peninsula
Остров Фаддеевский
Location of the Faddeyevsky Peninsula in the Anzhu subgroup.
Faddeyevsky Peninsula
Geography
LocationNew Siberian Islands
Coordinates75°27′N 143°51′E
Adjacent to
Area5,300 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Length85 km (52.8 mi)
Width60 km (37 mi)
Highest elevation65 m (213 ft)
Administration
Russia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

This geographic feature was named after a fur trader called Faddeyev who built the first settlement there.

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