Kolyuchin Island
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Kolyuchin Island or Koliuchin Island (Russian: Остров Колючин) is a small island in the Chukchi Sea. It is not far from the coast, being only 11 Km away from the northern shore of the Chukotka Peninsula. Its latitude is 67° 28' N and its longitude 174° 37' E.
This island is only 4.5 Km in length and its maximum width is 1.5 Km. It is covered with tundra vegetation and there is a small Chukchi settlement on the southern end of the island called Koliuchino.
[edit] History
In September 1933 Soviet ice-breaker Cheliuskin got crushed by pack ice near Kolyuchin Island. The passengers and crew were rescued by air in a dramatic and much publicised operation which made heroes of Captain Vladimir Voronin and expedition leader Otto Schmidt.
[edit] References
- Armstrong, T., The Russians in the Arctic, London, 1958.
- Early Soviet Exploration: [1]
- History of Russian Arctic Exploration: [2]
- Pictures of animals in Kolyuchin Island: [3]
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