Faddejewski Peninsula

	Faddejewski Peninsula
	; Satellite image from Faddejewski
	Geographical location
Coordinates	75 ° 27 ' N , 143 ° 51' E Coordinates: 75 ° 27 ' N , 143 ° 51' E
Waters 1	East Siberian Sea
surface	5 300 km²
	; Location within the Anjou Islands

The Faddejewski Peninsula ( Russian полуостров Фаддеевский , Poluostrow Faddejewski ) is a peninsula on the island of Kotelny in arctic Russia . Kotelny belongs to the Anjou Islands , which in turn are part of the New Siberian Islands . The peninsula has an area of about 5,300 km². Faddejewski, which was believed to be a separate island until an expedition by Alexander von Bunge and Eduard von Toll in 1886, is connected to Kotelny via the Bungeland , a large sand bank . The island was discovered by Jakow Sannikow in 1805 and named after a Russian fur trader.

Individual evidence

↑ Article Фаддеевский in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)

Web links

[1] Article Фаддеевский in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)