New Siberian Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of the Russian Federation in Asia: part of the Yakut Autonomous Republic. 14,826 sq. mi. (38,400 sq. km).

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New Siberian Islands British  

plural noun

1. an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, off the N mainland of Russia, in the Sakha Republic. Area: about 37 555 sq km (14 500 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Tagging along with the tusk hunters, Maxim Arbugaev, who is credited as the co-director and cinematographer for the New Siberian Islands footage, effectively becomes part of their team as they search for intact tusks.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2019

We had escaped the danger of a winter’s imprisonment on this coast, and we saw the way clear to our goal—the drift-ice to the north of the New Siberian Islands.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof

The New Siberian Islands lying off the mouth of the Lena and Svjatoinos; 2.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Nowhere, however, are they found in such numbers as on the New Siberian Islands.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Certain extracts of this record ran as follows: Arctic steamer Freja, on ice off Cape Kammeni, New Siberian Islands, 76 deg.

From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank