Sibiryakov Island
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Sibiryakov Island or Sibiryakow Island (Template:Langx, Ostrov Sibiryakova), also known as Kuz'kin Island (Кузькин остров), is an island in the Kara Sea, off the northern end of the estuary of the Yenisei river. It belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation and is named after Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Sibiryakov, an Imperial Russian gold-mine proprietor. Sibiryakov financed explorations to Siberia, such as Nordenskiöld's, and also took part in some expeditions of his own.
Geography
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Environment
Sibiryakov is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia, and is covered with tundra vegetation.
The island regularly supports a significant population of greater white-fronted geese. It has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.[1]
References
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- Encyclopædia Britannica.
See also
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