Taymyr Peninsula (English spelling) Poluostrov Taymyr

Japanese: タイミル半島 - たいみるはんとう(英語表記)Полуостров Таймыр/Poluostrov Taymïr
Taymyr Peninsula (English spelling) Poluostrov Taymyr

A peninsula jutting out from north-central Russia into the Arctic Ocean. It is the northernmost point of the Asian continent, and separates the Laptev Sea and the Kara Sea. Its area is approximately 400,000 square kilometers. The southern part is part of the West Siberian Plain, and is covered with coniferous forests. In the center is the Buyanga Mountains (highest point 1,146 meters), which are mainly made up of metamorphic rocks and are covered with glaciers. The northern part is a low marine plateau. Most of the peninsula is tundra (permafrost), and most of it is unused land.

[Takeharu Komiyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ロシア連邦中北部から北極海に突き出した半島。アジア大陸の最北端にあたり、ラプテフ海とカラ海を分ける。面積約40万平方キロメートル。南部は西シベリア平原に属し、針葉樹林がある。中央部には、おもに変成岩からなるブイランガ山地(最高点1146メートル)があり、氷河に覆われている。北部は低い海食台地となっている。半島の大部分がツンドラ(永久凍土帯)で、ほとんどが未利用地である。

[小宮山武治]

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