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    Novaya Zemlya is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe. To Novaya Zemlya's west lies the Barents Sea and to the east is the Kara Sea. Novaya Zemlya … See more

    The Russian people knew of Novaya Zemlya from the 11th century, when hunters from Novgorod visited the area. For Western Europeans, the search for the Northern Sea Route in the 16th century led to its exploration. … See more

    The ecology of Novaya Zemlya is influenced by its severe climate, but the region nevertheless supports a diversity of biota. One of the most notable species present is the See more

    • Serebryanny, Leonid (June 1997). "The colonization and peoples of Novaya Zemlya then and now". Nationalities Papers. 25 (2): 301–309. doi: See more

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    WebNovaya Zemlya is an Arctic archipelago off the coast of the Russian Federation. Besides several smaller isles, Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, Severny in the north …

  3. https://www.britannica.com/place/Novaya-Zemlya

    WebDec 16, 2022 · Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaia Zemlia, archipelago in northwestern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the Barents and Kara seas. Novaya

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    What is the meaning of Novaya Zemlya?Novaya Zemlya. Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaia Zemlia, archipelago in northwestern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the Barents and Kara seas. Novaya Zemlya (“New Land”) consists of two large islands, Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern), aligned for 600 miles (1,000 km) in a southwest-northeast direction,...
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    What caused the destruction of Novaya Zemlya?The “Tsar Bomba” detonation caused severe destruction of the island within a radius of about 100 km and spread nuclear fallout all over the Northern Hemisphere. In addition, the practice of dumping nuclear waste around the islands contributed greatly to the current environmental catastrophe around Novaya Zemlya.
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    Who was the first European to visit Novaya Zemlya?The first visit from a Western European was by Hugh Willoughby in 1553. Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596, he rounded the northern cape and wintered on the northeastern coast. (Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on Severny Island.)
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    Was Novaya Zemlya used as a nuclear test site?In the latter half of the twentieth century, Novaya Zemlya was used as a nuclear test site. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Novaya Zemlya on July 27, 2009. (This image focuses primarily on the northern island.
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  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novaya_Zemlya_effect

    The Novaya Zemlya effect is a polar mirage caused by high refraction of sunlight between atmospheric thermal layers. The effect gives the impression that the sun is rising earlier than it actually should, and depending on the meteorological situation, the effect will present the Sun as a line or a square — sometimes referred to as the rectangular sun — made up of flattened hourglass shapes.

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    • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/novaya-zemlya

      WebJan 31, 2011 · At first glance, the barren landscape of Novaya Zemlya (Russian for New Land) might not seem like the sort of place where anything interesting has ever …

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      • https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Novaya_Zemlya

        WebNovaya Zemlya (Russian: Но́вая Земля́, lit. new land ), also known, especially in Dutch, as Nova Zembla, is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the North of Russia and the …

      • https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowaja_Semlja

        WebDas Klima, das von der Karasee und den Strömen, die in diese münden, mitbestimmt wird, ist arktisch mit strengen Wintern und kühlen Sommern. Nur während einiger Wochen im …

      • www.nuclear-risks.org/en/hibakusha-worldwide/novaya-zemlya.html

        WebBetween 1955 and 1990, Novaya Zemlya was the site of 130 nuclear detonations, including the “Tsar Bomba,” the biggest nuclear device ever detonated, with 50 megatons of TNT …

      • https://www.britannica.com/place/Novaya-Zemlya-Trough

        Webfeature of Kara Sea. …of Novaya Zemlya stretches the Novaya Zemlya Trough, 650–1,300 feet (200–400 m) deep.

      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severny_Island

        WebSeverny Island (Russian: Се́верный о́стров, romanized: Severnyy ostrov, lit. 'Northern Island') is a Russian Arctic island.It is the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya

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