page_title: Zhokhov Island
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Zhokhov Island / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Zhokhov - Landsat
context_page_description: Zhokhov Island is an island in the East Siberian Sea, situated 128 km north east of Novaya Sibir Island, the easternmost of the New Siberian Islands. Administratively the island belongs to the Yakutia administrative division of Russia.
context_section_description: Zhokhov Island is part of the De Long group. The nearest island is Vilkitsky, the southernmost island of the group. Zhokhov is 10.8 km (6.7 mi) in length and has an area of 77 km² (30 sq mi). The highest point of the island is 123 m (404 ft). 
  Although the island itself is unglaciated, the sea surrounding Zhokhov Island is covered with fast ice, even during the summer, and the climate is severe.
caption: Zhokhov Island Landsat picture.
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