Nansen Island (Kara Sea) especially during Operation Wunderland. In some maps Nansen Island is named simply as Nansena. This island should not be confused with another Russian island called Nansen Island, which is part of Franz Josef Land, in the Arctic Ocean. Both islands are named in the honor and memory of Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Nansen Island (Kara Sea) Nansen Island (), is a long and narrow island in the coast of the Kara Sea. Its length is and its average width about . This island is located in an area of skerries right off the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula. Nansen
Sistan Basin Mount Khajeh, rises beside the lakes and marshes of the basin. The lowest part of the Sistan Basin contains a series of shallow lakes, known as "hamuns". It appears that in the past there was a single Hamun Lake, but there are now three separate lakes. From north to south the lakes are: The Hamun-e Puzak lies mostly in Afghanistan. It receives water from the Shelah Charkh channel of the Helmand River, and also from the Khash River and other small rivers. The Hamun-e Sabari is split between Iran and Afghanistan. It receives water from the Parian branch of Helmand