Lyakhov

The Lyakhov Islands (Russian: Ляховские острова) are the southernmost group of the New Siberian Islands archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean north of the mainland coast of northern Siberia. Administratively, they are part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of Russia.

The Lyakhov Islands are separated from the mainland by the Dmitry Laptev Strait and from the Anzhu Islands to the north by the Sannikov Strait. They are composed of two main islands:

• Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island (Great Lyakhovsky Island): The larger of the two islands.

• Maly Lyakhovsky Island (Little Lyakhovsky Island): The smaller of the two islands.

The islands are generally low-lying. The terrain is characterized by tundra vegetation, permafrost, and numerous lakes and rivers. They are known for significant finds of mammoth remains and other Pleistocene fauna due to the permafrost preservation.

The islands are named after Ivan Lyakhov, a Russian merchant who explored the islands in the 1770s while searching for mammoth ivory.