It lies off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago separates two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the Kara Sea in the west and the Laptev Sea in the east.
This geographical location is described as an archipelago situated off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago divides the Arctic Ocean into two marginal seas: the Kara Sea to the west and the Laptev Sea to the east.