Fun fact 5 about Wrangel Island
island
In 1914, members of the Canadian Arctic Expedition were marooned on Wrangel Island for nine months.
Wrangel Island
Russia
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Wrangel Island
Russia
Area
7,600 km²
Location
Russia
Wrangel Island is an island of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the 92nd-largest island in the world and roughly the size of Crete. Located in the Arctic Ocean between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea, the island lies astride the 180th meridian.
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