Wrangel Island

British

/ ˈræŋɡəl /

noun

an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the extreme NE of Russia: administratively part of Russia; mountainous and mostly tundra. Area: about 7300 sq km (2800 sq miles)

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Polar bears gather on Wrangel Island in ever-increasing numbers, possibly driven ashore by the loss of sea ice, say researchers.

From Reuters • Dec. 11, 2019

A mammoth population survived on Wrangel Island, in the East Siberian Sea, and was isolated from human contact until as recently as 1700 BC.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

The researchers identified a series of major detrimental mutations in the Wrangel Island mammoth.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 2, 2017

Still, as the Wrangel Island mammoths demonstrate, some species persisted in small numbers for a few thousand years more.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2013

If we get as far as Wrangel Island you can give it back to me.

From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank

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