Uyedineniya Island
Map of Uyedineniya | |
Uyedineniya in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 77°29′N 82°30′E / 77.483°N 82.500°E |
| Area | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.15 mi) |
| Width | 5.2 km (3.23 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Federal district | Siberian Federal District |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (uninhabited) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Uyedineniya Island (also Uedinenia, Russian: Остров Уединения; Norwegian: Ensomheden) is an island located in the central part of the Kara Sea, roughly midway between Novaya Zemlya and Severnaya Zemlya. Its latitude is 77° 29' N and its longitude 82° 30' E. It is often labelled as Einsamkeit Island (from the German Insel der Einsamkeit) as well as Lonely Island or Solitude Island in English maps. It is best known from Nordenskiold's more famous works under the title of Ensamheten.