Zhokhov sland

Russia / Saha / Chokurdakh /
 island, volcano, extinct volcano
Zhokhov Island (Russian: Остров Жохова; Ostrov Zhokhova) is an island in the East Siberian Sea, situated 128 km north east of Novaya Sibir Island, the easternmost of the New Siberian Islands. Zhokhov Island belongs to the De Long group. It has an area of 77 km². The highest point of the island is 123 m.
Zhokhov Island was discovered by the 1910-1915 Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition under Boris Vilkitsky on the ships Vaygach and Taymyr. It was originally named Novopashenniy Island, but was later renamed after A. Zhokhov, a member of the expedition.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhokhov_Island
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Coordinates:   76°8'17"N   152°41'55"E
This article was last modified 17 years ago