New Siberia

Location of New Siberia in the Russian Federation. New Siberia or Novaya Sibir (/ˈnoʊvaɪə sɪˈbɪər/; Russian: Но́вая Сиби́рь, Nóvaya Sibír', [ˈnovəjə sʲɪˈbʲirʲ]; Yakut: Саҥа Сибиир, romanized: Saña Sibiir) is the easternmost of the Anzhu Islands, the northern subgroup of the New Siberian Islands lying between the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea. Its area of approximately 6,200 square kilometres (2,394 square miles) makes it the 102nd largest islands in the world. New Siberia Island is low lying, rising to only 76 metres (249 feet) and covered with tundra vegetation. The island is a part of the territory of Russia's Sakha Republic.

Geology