Makar Island

Makar Island (Остров Макар) is an island in the Laptev Sea. It is located in the bay of the Yana river, about 30 km from the nearest coast to the south, and 21 km north of the Shelonsky Islands. Makar Island is flat and marshy. It has some small lakes and a landspit pointing towards the east. Its length is 11 km and its maximum breadth 6 km. This island, like Muostakh Island further west in the Buor-Khaya Gulf, is subject to heavy erosion. In 1985 bison bones from the Pleistocene were collected by Yu. A. Yarlykov on Makar Island.

Makar Island

Makar Island (Остров Макар) is an island in the Laptev Sea. It is located in the bay of the Yana river, about 30 km from the nearest coast to the south, and 21 km north of the Shelonsky Islands. Makar Island is flat and marshy. It has some small lakes and a landspit pointing towards the east. Its length is 11 km and its maximum breadth 6 km. This island, like Muostakh Island further west in the Buor-Khaya Gulf, is subject to heavy erosion. In 1985 bison bones from the Pleistocene were collected by Yu. A. Yarlykov on Makar Island.