Routan Islands

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The Routan Islands are two islands located directly off Pevek in the East Siberian Sea. They are separated from the shore of Pevek Bay by a 4.7 km wide sound. Ayon Island lies 24 km to the west.

• Bolshoy Routan Island (Ostrov Bol'shoy Routan) 69.752° N 170.136° E is roughly triangular. It is 9.5 km long and 4.5 km wide.

• Malyy Routan Island (Ostrov Malyy Routan) 69.693° N 170.068° E is much smaller and lies 1 km to the west of Bolshoy Routan's southern point. It is only 1.3 km in length.

There is a small Arctic Station at Bol'shoy Routan Island.^[1]

Administratively these islands belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation.

[edit] See also

• List of islands of Russia

[edit] References

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• Geographic information

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