Kigilyakh Peninsula
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LocationBolshoy Lyakhovsky,
New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands
Coordinates73°24′N 140°7′E / 73.400°N 140.117°E
Adjacent to
Length25 km (15.5 mi)
Полуостров Кигилях | |
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 Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Landsat image with the Kigilyakh Peninsula extending southwestwards on the left. | |
  Kigilyakh Peninsula | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolshoy Lyakhovsky, New Siberian Islands |
| Coordinates | 73°24′N 140°7′E / 73.400°N 140.117°E |
| Adjacent to | |
| Length | 25 km (15.5 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Highest point | Gora Sannikov-Taga |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
Kigilyakh Peninsula (Russian: Полуостров Кигилях) is a peninsula in the New Siberian Islands, Sakha Republic, Russia.
This geographic feature was named after the Kigilyakh stone pillars.[1] In Soviet times on the Kigilyakh Peninsula, Vladimir Voronin, then in charge of the Polar station on the island, was shown a large standing rock that had been heavily eroded and which gave name to the peninsula.[2]
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