Morzhovets island lies 14.5 miles (23.3 km) from mainland Russia.

This island has an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi).

The area where this island is located belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation.

There is a settlement on Morzhovets, Severny Gorodok, which serves the lighthouse and the meteorological station.

In this case, Morzhovets island was the last land before they got driven off to the Barents Sea and perish, and thus was considered to be the last resort.