▁approximately ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Z ap ol ice , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Z du ńska ▁W ola , ▁and ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Ł ód ź . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁P t asz kow ice <0x0A> </s> ▁V kh od no y ▁Island ▁( ), ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁K ara ▁Sea . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ens ki öld ▁Arch ip el ago . ▁ ▁Geography ▁V kh od no y ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁island ▁located ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Cape ▁Joh ansen ▁( M ys ▁I og ans ena ), ▁the ▁western most ▁head land ▁of ▁N ansen ▁Island . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁F ram ▁Stra it , ▁the ▁stra it ▁between ▁N ansen ▁island ▁and ▁the ▁Si ber ian ▁coast , ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁average . ▁The ▁L edy any ye ▁Islands ▁lie ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Ge olog ically ▁all ▁these ▁coast al ▁islands ▁are ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Nord ens ki öld ▁Arch ip el ago ▁which ▁lies ▁further ▁north . ▁The ▁sea ▁surrounding ▁neighbour ing ▁N ansen ▁Island ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁pack ▁ice ▁with ▁some ▁pol yn ias ▁during ▁the ▁long ▁and ▁har sh ▁winter s ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁ice ▁flo es ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁V kh od no y ▁Island ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁T ay my r sky ▁Dol g ano - N en