October Revolution Island

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October Revolution Island is the largest island of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in the Russian Arctic, known for its extensive glaciation and remote polar environment.

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October Revolution Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeDivision Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
archipelago Severnaya Zemlya
area about 14000 square kilometres
about 5400 square miles
climate polar climate
continent Asia
country Russia
discoveredBy Boris Vilkitsky
discoveryExpedition Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
discoveryYear 1913
ecosystem Arctic tundra
polar desert
feature extensive glaciation
ice caps
ice domes
polar desert
formerName Bolshoy Island
hasCoastlineOn Kara Sea
Laptev Sea
hasGlacier Karpinsky Glacier
Rusanov Glacier
University Glacier
hasIceCap Karpinsky Ice Cap
Leningrad Ice Cap
Vavilov Ice Cap
highestPoint about 965 metres above sea level
largestIslandOf Severnaya Zemlya
latitude approximately 79 degrees north
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Russian Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Severnaya Zemlya
longitude approximately 97 degrees east
namedAfter October Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution
partOf Krasnoyarsk Krai
population 0 permanent inhabitants
seaIceCoverage permanent or near-permanent
separatedBy Red Army Strait
Shokalsky Strait
separatedFrom Bolshevik Island
Komsomolets Island
strategicImportance Arctic research
Russian Arctic presence
timeZone Krasnoyarsk Time
uninhabited true

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Severnaya Zemlya hasIsland October Revolution Island
subject linked to: Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
Severnaya Zemlya largestIsland October Revolution Island
subject linked to: Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
Bolshevik Island largestIslandOfArchipelago October Revolution Island