New Siberian Islands

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New Siberian Islands

Native name: Новосиби́рские Oстрова (Russian) Саҥа Сибиир Aрыылара (Yakut)
Location of the New Siberian Islands
New Siberian Islands New Siberian Islands (Russia)
Geography
Location	between the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea
Coordinates	75°16′N 145°15′E / 75.267°N 145.250°E / 75.267; 145.250
Archipelago	New Siberian Islands
Area	29,900 km2 (11,500 sq mi)
Highest elevation	374 m (1227 ft)
Highest point	Malakatyn Tas
Administration
Russian Federation
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Demographics
Population	250 (2017) on Kotelny Island

The New Siberian Islands (Russian: Новосиби́рские Oстрова, romanized: Novosibirskiye Ostrova; Yakut: Саҥа Сибиир Aрыылара, romanized: Saŋa Sibiir Arıılara) are an archipelago in the Extreme North of Russia, to the north of the East Siberian coast between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea north of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, of which they are administratively a part.