Serykh Gusey Islands
Russian: Острова Серых Гусей | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Serykh Gusey Islands off the Kolyuchin Bay | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kolyuchin Bay, Chukchi Sea |
| Coordinates | 67°01′12″N 174°39′58″W / 67.02°N 174.666°W |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The Serykh Gusey Islands (Острова Серых Гусей, Ostrova Serykh Gusey; "Grey Geese Islands") is an island group in the Chukchi Sea, located northwest of the shores of the Kolyuchin Bay. Administratively this island group belongs to the
Russian Federation
.
Geography
The islands are in the area of the
Chukotka Peninsula
.
Yuzhnyy Island is the largest in the Serykh Gusey group, being about 12 km (7.5 mi) in length. The area is marked by sandy flats, beaches and dry
turfy surfaces. Yuzhnyy Island is dotted with small brackish pools.[1]
The waters around these coastal islands are frozen for about nine or ten months on a yearly average, so that they are merged with the mainland most of the year.
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