De Long Islands
E354749
The De Long Islands are a remote group of small, largely uninhabited Arctic islands in the East Siberian Sea, known for their harsh climate and significance to polar exploration and geology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Long Islands canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic islands
ⓘ
archipelago ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| countryAdminDivision | Sakha Republic ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring |
Jeannette Arctic expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Jeannette expedition
|
| ecoregion | Arctic desert ⓘ |
| fauna |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| feature |
glacial landforms
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ |
| geology |
sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bennett Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henrietta Island ⓘ Jeannette Island ⓘ Vilkitsky Island ⓘ Zhokhov Island ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh climate
ⓘ
importance to Arctic exploration ⓘ importance to Arctic geology ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
East Siberian Sea ⓘ Far Eastern Federal District ⓘ Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Arctic
Sakha Republic ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington De Long ⓘ |
| navigation | difficult access due to sea ice ⓘ |
| oceanCurrent | Arctic sea ice drift zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Siberian Islands
ⓘ
Russian Arctic National interests zone ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| sea | East Siberian Sea ⓘ |
| seaIceCoverage | year-round pack ice for most of the year ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| timezone | UTC+11 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geological research
ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse tundra ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.