Semyonovsky Island

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Semyonovsky Island ('. ' in Russian) was an island in the Lyakhovsky Islands subgroup of the New Siberian Islands. It was located in the southwestern area of the archipelago, in the eastern part of the Laptev Sea. Before its disappearance, it was at 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi), one of the smallest islands in the archipelago. In 1945, just before it disappeared, its sea cliffs rose about 24 metres (79 ft) above sea level.

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