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Preobrazheniya Island
Russian: Остров Преображения
	View of the island.
	Preobrazheniya Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Geography
Location	Laptev Sea
Coordinates	74°40′N 112°56′E / 74.667°N 112.933°E
Area	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Width	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Administration
	Russia

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Preobrazheniya Island (Russian: Остров Преображения), meaning 'Transfiguration Island',^[1] is an island in the Laptev Sea, Russia.

Geography

The island is elongated and small. It is situated off the Northern mouth of the Khatanga Gulf (Russian: Хатангский залив), 15 km north of Bolshoy Begichev Island.

Preobrazheniya Island is 7 km in length and its maximum width is 2,5 km. This island is granitic and has high rocky cliffs on its eastern side. The west side of the island is sloping to a gravel beach.

History

This island was useful as a landmark for ships plying the Northern Sea Route in the past. It is also known as "Ostrov Vstrechnyy". There is an abandoned Polar research station on Preobrazheniya.

Administration

For administrative purposes Preobrazheniya Island belongs to the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic of the Russian Federation.

References

^ Nicholas II Land, Bulletin of the American Geographical Society Vol. 46, No. 2 (1914), pp. 117-120

The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910–1915
On Preobrazheniya Station
William Barr (Arctic historian), The Drift of Lenin's Convoy in the Laptev Sea, 1937–1938. (full text)
William Barr, The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena.
Picture of the island from a recent visit by a British yachtsman: http://www.sailnews.com/148.0.html?&tx_ttnews[cat]=56&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4484&tx_ttnews[backPid]=147&cHash=a3f483c055

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[1] Nicholas II Land, Bulletin of the American Geographical Society Vol. 46, No. 2 (1914), pp. 117-120

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-'''Preobrazheniya Island''' (or Preobrazhenia) ({{lang-ru|Остров Преображенья}}) is an elongated small island in the [[Laptev Sea]], [[Russia]]. The island is situated off the Northern mouth of the [[Khatanga Gulf]] (Russian: Хатангский залив), 15&nbsp;km north of [[Bolshoy Begichev Island]].
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+'''Preobrazheniya Island''' ({{lang-ru|Остров Преображения}}), meaning '[[Transfiguration of Jesus|Transfiguration]] Island',<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/199861 ''Nicholas II Land'', Bulletin of the American Geographical Society Vol. 46, No. 2 (1914), pp. 117-120]</ref> is an island in the [[Laptev Sea]], [[Russia]].
+== Geography ==
+The island is elongated and small. It is situated off the Northern mouth of the [[Khatanga Gulf]] (Russian: Хатангский залив), 15&nbsp;km north of [[Bolshoy Begichev Island]].
 Preobrazheniya Island is 7&nbsp;km in length and its maximum width is 2,5&nbsp;km. This island is granitic and has high rocky cliffs on its eastern side. The west side of the island is sloping to a gravel beach.
+== History ==
 This island was useful as a landmark for ships plying the [[Northern Sea Route]] in the past. It is also known as "Ostrov Vstrechnyy". There is an abandoned Polar research station on Preobrazheniya.
-==Administration==
+== Administration ==
 For administrative purposes Preobrazheniya Island belongs to the [[Sakha Republic|Sakha]] (Yakutia) Republic of the [[Russian Federation]].
 == References ==
+{{reflist}}
-* [http://epic.awi.de/Publications/Polarforsch1975_1_6.pdf The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910-1915]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101016154350/http://epic.awi.de/Publications/Polarforsch1975_1_6.pdf The Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition 1910–1915]
-* [http://www.pol.ac.uk/psmsl/pubi/docu.psmsl/030418.docu On Preobrazheniya Station]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071024214250/http://www.pol.ac.uk/psmsl/pubi/docu.psmsl/030418.docu On Preobrazheniya Station]
-* [[William Barr (Arctic historian)]], ''The Drift of [[Lenin (icebreaker)|Lenin's]] Convoy in the [[Laptev Sea]], 1937 - 1938''. [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-1-3.pdf (full text)]
+* [[William Barr (Arctic historian)]], ''The Drift of [[Lenin (1916 icebreaker)|Lenin's]] Convoy in the [[Laptev Sea]], 1937–1938''. [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic33-1-3.pdf (full text)]
 * William Barr, ''The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena''.
 * Picture of the island from a recent visit by a British yachtsman: http://www.sailnews.com/148.0.html?&tx_ttnews[cat]=56&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4484&tx_ttnews[backPid]=147&cHash=a3f483c055
 {{Laptev Sea Islands}}
+[[Category:Islands of the Sakha Republic]]
-{{coord|74|40|N|112|56|E|display=title|region:RU_type:isle_source:nlwiki}}
-[[Category:Islands of Russia]]
-[[Category:Landforms of the Sakha Republic]]
 [[Category:Islands of the Laptev Sea]]