Key facts
- Location
- Far North
- Adjacent to
- Gulf of Ob Kara Sea Yenisei Gulf
- Area
- 160,000 km (62,000 sq mi)
- Length
- 400 km (250 mi)
- Width
- 360 km (224 mi)
- Highest elevation
- 1,125 m (3691 ft)
- Federal subject
- Yamal-Nenets autonomous district
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Gyda Peninsula (Russian: Гыда́нский полуо́стров, romanized: Gydansky poluostrov) is a geographical feature of the Siberian coast in the Kara Sea. It takes its name from the river Gyda, that flows on the peninsula. It is roughly 400 km long and 360 km wide. This wide peninsula lies between the estuaries of the Ob (Gulf of Ob) and Yenisei Rivers (Yenisei Gulf). The southwestern corner of the peninsula is limited by the Taz Estuary, and across the river lies the Yamal Peninsula. The climate in the whole area is arctic and harsh.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gyda Peninsula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.