Where is Wrangel Island located?
Q: Where is Wrangel Island located?
A: Wrangel Island is located in the Arctic Ocean and belongs to Russia, lying between the Chukchi Sea and East Siberian Sea.
Q: What is the size of Wrangel Island?
A: Wrangel Island covers an area of roughly 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi), which is roughly the same size as the US state of Delaware.
Q: Where is the International Date Line displaced eastwards to avoid?
A: The International Date Line is displaced eastwards at the latitude of Wrangel Island to avoid the island and the Chukchi Peninsula on the Russian mainland.
Q: How far is the closest land to Wrangel Island?
A: The closest land to Wrangel Island is tiny and rocky Herald Island located 60 km (37 mi) to the east.
Q: What animals can be found on Wrangel Island?
A: Wrangel Island is home to many Arctic animals including polar bears and may have been the last place on earth where woolly mammoths survived.
Q: When did Wrangel Island become a nature reserve?
A: Wrangel Island became a nature reserve in 1976.
Q: What is the distance to the closest point on Siberian mainland?
A: The distance to the closest point on the Siberian mainland is 140 km (87 mi) from Wrangel Island.
