Belkovsky | |
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Island | |
 Landsat view of Belkovsky Island in the Anzhu subgroup. | |
  Belkovsky | |
| Coordinates:75°33′10″N135°50′30″E / 75.55278°N 135.84167°E /75.55278; 135.84167 | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Republic | Yakutia |
Belkovsky Island (Russian:Бельковский Oстров;Yakut:Бельков Aрыыта,romanized: Bel'kov Arııta) is the westernmost island of theAnzhu Islands subgroup of theNew Siberian Islandsarchipelago in theLaptev Sea.
The strait between Belkovsky Island and neighboringKotelny Island is known as theZarya Strait, afterEduard Toll'sZarya (polar ship).Ostrov Strizhëva is a small islet located right off Belkovsky's southern shore.
Belkovsky Island is approximately 500 km2 in area. The highest point of the island is 120 m.
Administratively, Belkovsky Island is a part ofYakutia,Russian Federation.
Belkovsky Island consist of tightly folded UpperDevonian and LowerCarboniferousstrata. The Upper Devonian rocks are clayeymarine carbonates interbedded withlimestone,sandstone, andconglomerate. The Lower Carboniferous rocks are composed ofsiltstone,argillite, and sandstone interbedded withbreccia, limestone, and infrequentrhyoliticlavas.[1][2]
There are big bird colonies and awalrusrookery on the island.
Rush/grass,forb, cryptogam tundra covers the Belkovsky Island. It is tundra consisting mostly of very low-growing grasses, rushes, forbs, mosses, lichens, and liverworts. These plants either mostly or completely cover the surface of the ground. The soils are typically moist, fine-grained, and often hummocky.[3]
The island was discovered in 1808 by a Russian merchant named Belkov.
anonymous, nd,Laptev Sea Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Research Unit Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Rachold, V., nda,pebble beach of Belkovsky Island. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Research Unit Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Rachold, V., ndb,remnants of sea-ice, August 2002. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Research Unit Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
