Anzhu Islands
The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands are an archipelago and geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea in the Arctic Ocean, being separated from the Lyakhovsky Islands by the Sannikov Strait.
Etymology
The Anzhu Islands are named after Russian explorer Pyotr Anjou, a Russian-born descendant of Protestant refugees.Geography
The total area of the islands is approx. 29,000 km2.This island group is a practically uninhabited territory. It belongs administratively to Yakutia, Russian Federation.