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Leykina Island
Leykina Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Leykina Island (Russian: Ostrov Leykina; the English name is a literal transliteration. The accurate name would be Leykin's Island or Leykin Island), formerly Ostrov Osushnoy, is an island in the Laptev Sea. It is located off the Olenyok Gulf, roughly midway between Peschanyy Island and the Dunay Islands, 80 km from Terpyay-Tumsa Cape.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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