Plavnikovye Islands

Most of these islands are located and less than 10 km west of the deeply indented shores of the Taymyr Peninsula.

The Plavnikovye Islands, lie south of the small Kolosovykh peninsula.

Geologically they are part of the Minina Skerries, a complex formation that includes the Kolosovykh Islands further north.

This island group is located between 73° 15' and 74° 40' N and between 84° and 86° 30' E. The sea surrounding the Plavnikovye Islands is covered with fast ice in the winter and the climate is severe, with bitter and long winters.

This island group belongs to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation.