Brusneva Island is a small island in the Lapteva Sea. It's located in the Bay of Tiksi 5 km away. Dimensions of the island are 1 by 2 km.
The commander of the schooner "Zarya" FA Mathisen named the island in 1903 in honor of the Russian polar expedition engineer Mikhail Ivanovich Brusnev, who have created a detailed map of the island of New Siberia. There is the obelisk to him is located on the island..
IOTA: AS-082 (Laptev Sea Coast Centre group)
Claimed by: 9.7% of participants.
RRA: RR-08-11 (NEW ONE)
RLHA: RLA-033 (NEW ONE)
WLOTA: LH-0281 (NEW ONE)
ARLHS: ASR-161 (NEW ONE)
RDA: YA-11
Coord.: 71°39'N 129°01'E
GRID: PQ 41 np
DAT QTH: ??YA (new one)