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Kolguyev Island
island, Russia
Also known as: Ostrov Kolguyev
Kolguyev Island, island, Arkhangelsk oblast (region), northwestern Russia. Kolguyev lies in the Barents Sea and is 45 miles (72 km) off the mainland. About 3,220 square miles (5,200 square km) in area, it is an island of bogs and morainic hills, covered by vegetation characteristic of the tundra; the vegetation is sufficient to provide pasture for a few herds of reindeer owned by Nenets herdsmen. Foxes can be found on the island, and birds (mainly waterfowl) nest on Kolguyev during the summer.
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