Kolyuchin Island

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Kolyuchin
Chukot: Кувлючьин
Central Siberian Yupik: Кулусик
Kolyuchin Island
Location of Kolyuchin Island
Geography
Coordinates67°28′N 174°37′W / 67.467°N 174.617°W / 67.467; -174.617
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Width1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Kolyuchin Island or Koliuchin Island (

Chukotka Peninsula
. Its latitude is 67° 28' N and its longitude 174° 37' W.

This island is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in length and its maximum width is 1.5 km (0.93 mi). It is covered with tundra vegetation. There was a small Chukchi settlement on the southern end of the island called Kolyuchino but as of 1987, there was no village and very rare traces of former human presence such as separate logs and coals.[1]

On the nearby shore there is the settlement of

Russian Federation
.

Etymology

The Russian name of the island comes from a corruption of the Chukchi word Кувлючьин (Kuvlyuch'in) – "round". In the Chaplino dialect of the Central Siberian Yupik language its name is Кулусик (Kulusik) – "separate ice floe".[2] When the island was visited by James Cook during an expedition, he named it Burney's Island.[3]

History

In September 1933

Captain Vladimir Voronin and expedition leader Otto Schmidt
.

In 1943 a polar research station was transferred from Cape Dzhenretlen [ru] to the western part of the island, staffed by 3-4 people by the late 1980s. The last director of the station, Alexey Spasskin, launched an amateur radio service from the island in 1989 with the call name УЖ1ПОЛ/УА10 and the callsign АС65. The station was ultimately closed in February 1992.[4][5]

  • Kolyuchin Island: Walrus herds, thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
    Kolyuchin Island: Walrus herds,
    thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
  • Kolyuchin Island: Walrus herds near the island
    Kolyuchin Island: Walrus herds
    near the island
  • Kolyuchin Island: Bird rock with thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
    Kolyuchin Island: Bird rock
    with thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
  • Kolyuchin Island: Bird rock with thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
    Kolyuchin Island: Bird rock
    with thick-billed murres and kittiwakes
  • Kolyuchin Island: Pelagic or Baird's cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) crossing the rocks
    Kolyuchin Island:
    Pelagic or Baird's cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
    crossing the rocks
  • Kolyuchin Island: Abandoned polar station 2013
    Kolyuchin Island:
    Abandoned polar station 2013
  • Kolyuchin Island: Abandoned polar station 2014
    Kolyuchin Island:
    Abandoned polar station 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ "Habitation". vasylprydatko.org.ua. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ISBN 5-7581-0044-7
  3. ^ Врангель Ф. П. (1948). Путешествие по северным берегам Сибири и по Ледовитому морю. Издательство Главсевморпути. (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Остров дает позывной (Людмила Зыбцева) / Проза.ру". proza.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ АО, полярная станция Остров Колючин Тип объекта: Города Месторасположение: Чукотский; Рейтинг: 4.7778, Россия Охраняемость: нулевая Состояние: аварийное. "полярная станция Остров Колючин (Чукотский АО) / Города". urban3p.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

  • 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]
  • Prydatko-Dolin V. Kolyuchin Island Landscapes. My Arctic-in-Art, 2010 (Rus.): [4]


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