Sannikov Land (novel)

Sannikov Land (Russian: Земля Санникова, Zemlya sannikova) is a novel by Vladimir Obruchev.

It features Sannikov Land, an island which does not actually exist.

According to Ben Hellman, the novel resulted in Obruchev having "notable popularity".

[1] His novel includes the author's reasoning on why islands in the Arctic Ocean belong to Russia.

[2] It was adapted into The Land of Sannikov (1973).