Anzhu Islands

The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands (Oстрова Анжу; Анжу арыыларa) are an archipelago and geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Russian Arctic Ocean.

Etymology
The Anzhu Islands are named after Russian explorer Pyotr Anjou, a Russian-born descendant of Protestant refugees from the French province of Anjou.

Geography
The total area of the islands is approx. 29,000 km2.

This island group is a practically uninhabited territory. It belongs administratively to Yakutia, Russian Federation.

Main islands
The main islands of the Anzhu Islands archipelago are, from west to east:


 * Belkovsky Island.
 * Kotelny Island
 * Bunge Land
 * Faddeyevsky Peninsula
 * New Siberia