October Revolution Island

Island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic

October Revolution Island (Russian: остров Октябрьской Революции, ostrov Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii) is the largest island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in Russia in the Arctic. It is named after the October Revolution which overthrew the Russian Republic and created the communist Soviet Union in its place. The area of this island has been estimated at 14,170 km² (5,470 sq mi) making it the 59th largest island in the world.

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