The border between administrative divisions of the Russian Federation runs between the two Begichev islands, so that while Maliy Begichev is in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Bolshoy Begichev is in the Sakha republic.
A fronteira entre as divisións administrativas da Federación Rusa corre entre as dúas illas Begichev, de modo que mentres que Maliy Begichev está no Krai de Krasnoyarsk, Bolshoy Begichev está na república de Sakha.