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unusual facts about Kotelny Island


Belkovsky Island

The strait between Belkovsky Island and neighboring Kotelny Island is known as the Zarya Strait, after Eduard Toll's Zarya (polar ship).


Chukochya River

The Chukochya or Bolshaya Chukochya River in mainland Eastern Siberia should not be confused with the Chukochya River on Kotelny Island, the largest of the New Siberian Islands.

Rastorguyev Island

Toll sent Rastorguyev along with hitherto captain of ship Zarya, N. N. Kolomeitsev on a long sledge trip with the mission of organizing coal depots for the Zarya on Kotelny Island and Dikson, as well as to bring the mail of the expedition to Dudinka.

Stepan Rastorguyev

Their mission was to organize coal depots for the Zarya on Kotelny Island and Dikson, as well as to bring the mail of the expedition to Dudinka.


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