Anzhu Islands

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Map of the Anzhu Islands, part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago.
Map of the Anzhu Islands, part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago.

Anzhu Islands (Острова Анжу in Russian) are the biggest islands in a group of the New Siberian Islands. They include the Kotelny Island, Faddeyevsky Island, Novaya Sibir, and Belkovsky Island. Area: approx. 29,000 km². The Anzhu Islands are named after a Russian explorer Pyotr Anzhu.