Brusneva Island

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Brusneva Island, also spelt on some maps as Brusnova Island (Ostrov Brusneva), is a small island in the Laptev Sea, within the Bulunsky Ulus, which is in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is located off the eastern side of the Lena delta in the Tiksi Bay, only 5 km ENE of Tiksi, which is the northernmost seaport of Russia. Its length is 2.3 km and its maximum breadth less than 1 km. It has an altitude of 63 metres, or 209 feet. It is generally considered to be difficult to access. Nearby cities and towns include Bykovskiy (19.4 nm), Bykovo (18.1 nm), Tuuru (22.0 nm) and Ary-Bykovskoye (28.4 nm) to the north as well as Polyarka (3.3 nm) and Sogo (7.5 nm) to the south. Nearby airports include the medium side Tiksi Airport (0.8 nm) which is north east of it, as well as the closed Tiksi West Air Base which is west of it (3 nm).

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