Who first reported the New Siberian Islands to the outside world?
Yakov Permyakov brought the first news of these islands to the outside world in the early 1700s. A Cossack unit led by M. Vagin reached Great Lyakhovsky Island in 1712.
Questions about New Siberian Islands
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What is the total area covered by the New Siberian Islands archipelago?
The New Siberian Islands proper cover about 29,000 square kilometers. Kotelny Island spans 11,700 square kilometers within this total area and Faddeyevsky Island covers 5,300 square kilometers nearby.
When did Yakov Sannikov report seeing a new land north of Kotelny Island?
Sannikov reported seeing a new land north of Kotelny Island in 1811 during a cartographic expedition between 1809 and 1810 with Matvei Gedenschtrom. This sighting became known as the myth of Zemlya Sannikova or Sannikov Land.
How long ago was the Great Arctic Plain submerged by rising sea levels?
The sea submerged the Great Arctic Plain within a relatively short time span of 7,000 years during the Early to Middle Holocene. Sea level stood 100 to 120 meters below modern levels at the plains greatest extent when it covered about 1.6 million square kilometers.
What is the age range of mammoth tusks found on the New Siberian Islands?
Radiocarbon dates obtained from collagen of 87 mammoth tusks ranged from 9470±40 BP to greater than 50,000 BP. These specimens came from Faddeevsky, Kotelniy, and New Siberia islands and demonstrate accumulation over some 200,000 years.