Starokadomsky Island
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Russian: Остров Старокадомского | |
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 Starokadomsky and Maly Taymyr Island | |
 Location of the island in the Laptev Sea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Laptev Sea |
| Coordinates | 78°15′N 106°31′E / 78.250°N 106.517°E |
| Archipelago | Severnaya Zemlya |
| Area | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Length | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Administration | |
Starokadomsky Island (Russian: Остров Старокадомского; Ostrov Starokadomskogo) is an hourglass-shaped island in the Laptev Sea, Russian Arctic.
Starokadomsky Island is located off the southeastern end of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and northeast of the Taymyr Peninsula. Maly Taymyr Island lies on its southeastern side, separated by a 6 km wide sound.
The maximum length of Starokadomsky Island is 18 km and its maximum width only 7 km. It is surrounded by narrow beach ridges and swales. The small detached islands off Starokadomsky's northern end are known as Mayskiye Ostrova. Ostrov Vesenniy is the easternmost one.
The Vilkitsky Strait runs south of Starokadomsky and Maly Taymyr. Its waters, as well as the waters surrounding the two islands, are covered with pack ice during the long and bitter winters. There are many ice floes even in the short summer, between June and September.
