- Bely Island
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name = Bely
image caption = Bely Island, Kara Sea
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Location map|Russia|lat=73.25|long=70.833333
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native name = Остров Белый
native name link = Russian language
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location =Kara Sea
coordinates = coord|73|15|N|70|50|E|display=inline
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area = convert|1810|km2|sqmi
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country = Russia
country admin divisions title = Oblast
country admin divisions =Tyumen Oblast
country admin divisions title 1 = Okrug
country admin divisions 1 =Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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additional info =Bely Island (also spelled as Belyy and Beliy, _ru. Остров Белый) is a relatively large
island in theKara Sea off the tip of theYamal Peninsula ,Siberia ,Russia .Bely Island covers an area of 1,810 km². It is covered by tundra, but some dwarf shrubs also grow on this island.It is separated from the mainland by the Malygina Strait, an 8 to 10 km wide sound which is frozen most of the year. The latitude is 73° 15' N and the longitude 70° 50’ E.
This island belongs to the
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug which is the northern part of theTyumen Oblast administrative division of Russia.On Bely Island, close to its NW tip, there is a Russian Experiment Station (Polyarnaya Stantsiya).
Adjacent Islands
Within Bely Island's wide eastern bay there is a 10 Km long island called Bezymyannyy.Ostrov Tabango and Ostrov Tyubtsyango are located 20 Km to the south of Bely Island's SE corner.
References
* Location: [http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm]
* Vegetation on Bely Island: [http://www.uaf.edu/news/featured/07/greening]
* Satellite Views of Russian Experiment station Polyarnaya Stantsiya Belyy: [http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=rs&DG=STNE]External links
* [http://www.sevmeteo.ru/foto/24/215.shtml Photograph of polar station]
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