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Leykina Island

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591: 43: 59: 315: 66: 42: 632: 281: 303: 204:"...A ring of small breakers clearly demarcated what I took to be the 5-metre contour line as the seabed shoaled towards where the island should be." 666: 159:(Russian: Ostrov Leykina; the English name is a literal transliteration. The accurate name would be Leykin's Island or Leykin Island), formerly 656: 625: 87: 651: 196: 661: 296: 618: 172: 58: 555: 410: 136: 289: 188: 217: 415: 213: 131: 400: 119: 355: 208:
Leykina might be an island of the Russian Arctic that has eroded away and disappeared in recent times, like
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A British yachtsman visiting the area recently failed to find Leykina Island, being able to discern only:
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Map showing the Olenyok Gulf. Leykina was located right off its northern boundary.
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describes the charted location of the island as ‘doubtful’.
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For administrative purposes Leykina Island belongs to the
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Island in Far Eastern Federal District, Russian Federation
606: 142: 130: 118: 21: 187:Although Leykina Island appears in Russian maps ( 626: 297: 8: 633: 619: 320:Islands of the Laptev Sea (Russian Arctic) 304: 290: 282: 18: 191:chart no 11142), it is not listed in the 249: 117: 82: 51: 39: 25: 141: 129: 7: 587: 585: 605:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 589: 313: 64: 57: 41: 65: 667:Sakha Republic geography stubs 1: 657:Islands of the Sakha Republic 411:Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands 137:Far Eastern Federal District 189:Russian Hydrographic Office 683: 584: 236:(Yakutia) Republic of the 652:Islands of the Laptev Sea 326: 171:, roughly midway between 83: 52: 40: 31: 662:Former islands of Russia 195:sailing directions. The 167:. It is located off the 601:location article is a 366:Bulgunnyakhtakh-Belkey 163:, is an island in the 466:New Siberian Islands 506:Saint Peter Islands 501:Saint Andrew Island 99: /  436:Lyakhovsky Islands 421:Lena Delta Islands 401:Bolshoy Lyakhovsky 238:Russian Federation 125:Russian Federation 103:74.067°N 120.450°E 614: 613: 579: 578: 571:Zalivnyye Islands 556:Vilkitsky Islands 536:Shelonsky Islands 193:British Admiralty 154: 153: 674: 635: 628: 621: 593: 586: 531:Severnaya Zemlya 516:Samakh Ary Dyete 356:Bolshoy Begichev 346:Belkovsky Island 318: 317: 306: 299: 292: 283: 276: 275: 272:"Island erosion" 268: 262: 261: 254: 173:Peschanyy Island 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 104: 100: 97: 96: 95: 92: 68: 67: 61: 45: 19: 682: 681: 677: 676: 675: 673: 672: 671: 642: 641: 640: 639: 582: 580: 575: 431:Maly Lyakhovsky 322: 312: 310: 280: 279: 270: 269: 265: 256: 255: 251: 246: 230: 197:Admiralty pilot 185: 161:Ostrov Osushnoy 132:Federal subject 108:74.067; 120.450 107: 105: 101: 98: 93: 90: 88: 86: 85: 79: 78: 77: 76: 75: 74: 73: 69: 48: 36: 27: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 680: 678: 670: 669: 664: 659: 654: 644: 643: 638: 637: 630: 623: 615: 612: 611: 599:Sakha Republic 594: 577: 576: 574: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 551:Vos'mogo Marta 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 486:Preobrazheniya 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 446:Maliy Begichev 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 396:Faddey Islands 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 358: 353: 348: 343: 338: 333: 327: 324: 323: 311: 309: 308: 301: 294: 286: 278: 277: 263: 248: 247: 245: 242: 229: 228:Administration 226: 184: 181: 157:Leykina Island 152: 151: 149:Sakha Republic 146: 140: 139: 134: 128: 127: 122: 116: 115: 81: 80: 71: 70: 63: 62: 56: 55: 54: 53: 50: 49: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 28: 26:Остров Лейкина 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 679: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 649: 647: 636: 631: 629: 624: 622: 617: 616: 610: 608: 604: 600: 595: 592: 588: 583: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 541:Starokadomsky 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 386:Dunay Islands 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 371:Chychas-Aryta 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 336:Anzhu Islands 334: 332: 329: 328: 325: 321: 316: 307: 302: 300: 295: 293: 288: 287: 284: 273: 267: 264: 259: 253: 250: 243: 241: 239: 235: 227: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 206: 205: 200: 198: 194: 190: 182: 180: 178: 177:Dunay Islands 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 150: 147: 145: 138: 135: 133: 126: 123: 121: 112: 84:Coordinates: 60: 44: 35: 30: 20: 607:expanding it 596: 581: 441:Makar Island 425: 391:Dzhyangylakh 266: 252: 231: 207: 203: 201: 186: 169:Olenyok Gulf 160: 156: 155: 526:Semyonovsky 491:Psov Island 451:Maly Taymyr 406:Komsomolets 341:Arangastakh 218:Vasilievsky 210:Semyonovsky 106: / 646:Categories 331:Aerosyomki 258:"Location" 244:References 165:Laptev Sea 546:Stolbovoy 521:Samolyota 481:Petrushka 381:Dallalakh 376:Daldalakh 351:Bolshevik 222:Merkuriya 183:Geography 496:Sagastyr 476:Peschany 471:Orto Ary 461:Nanosnyy 456:Muostakh 361:Brusneva 214:Figurina 175:and the 144:Republic 94:120°27′E 426:Leykina 416:Kotelny 120:Country 91:74°04′N 72:Leykina 23:Leykina 511:Salkay 34:Island 597:This 561:Yarok 234:Sakha 603:stub 566:Yaya 220:and 648:: 240:. 224:. 216:, 212:, 179:. 634:e 627:t 620:v 609:. 305:e 298:t 291:v 274:. 260:.

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Island
Map showing the Olenyok Gulf. Leykina was located right off its northern boundary.
Leykina is located in Sakha Republic
74°04′N 120°27′E / 74.067°N 120.450°E / 74.067; 120.450
Country
Russian Federation
Federal subject
Far Eastern Federal District
Republic
Sakha Republic
Laptev Sea
Olenyok Gulf
Peschanyy Island
Dunay Islands
Russian Hydrographic Office
British Admiralty
Admiralty pilot
Semyonovsky
Figurina
Vasilievsky
Merkuriya
Sakha
Russian Federation
"Location"
"Island erosion"
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Russia
Islands of the Laptev Sea (Russian Arctic)

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