Ryanranot is a small island in the East Siberian Sea . Located on the northern coast of the island of Aion and separated from it by a shallow strait.
| Ryanranot | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Highest point | 23 m |
| Population | 0 pax |
| Location | |
| Water area | East-Siberian Sea |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Administratively refers to the Chaunsky district of the Chukotka Autonomous Region of Russia .
The name translated from Chukot. - βseparated landβ [1] .
The northern part of the island is swampy, there are several small lakes [2] . The south side is sandy; a navigation beacon is installed in the center [3] .
On the island there are sections of relict steppes where flora grows, preserved from the preglacial period and not found anywhere else [4] .
An ice highway Pevek - Ayon runs through Ryanranot.
Notes
- β Leontyev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic Dictionary of the North-East of the USSR / scientific. ed. G. A. Menovschikov ; FEB AN USSR . North-East complex. Research institutes. Lab archeology, history and ethnography. - Magadan: Magad. Prince Publishing House , 1989 .-- S. 331. - 456 p. - 15,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7581-0044-7 .
- β Map sheet R-59-XIII, XIV m. Ryanranot . Scale: 1: 200 000. Terrain condition for 1973. 1985 edition
- β Map sheet R-59-XIX, XX about. Aion . Scale: 1: 200 000. Terrain condition for 1973. 1985 edition
- β Administration of the Chaunsky municipal district (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment April 26, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016.