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Does anyone live on Novaya Zemlya? The huge polar archipelago of Novaya Zemlya is well known as a nuclear testing site devoid of a civilian population. But in many cartographical sources, e.g., maps in the National Geographic Magazine,one can still see a set of settlements along its coasts.
What is Novaya Zemlya used for? Novaya Zemlya was one of the two major nuclear test sites managed by the USSR; it was used for air drops and underground testing of the largest of Soviet nuclear bombs, in particular the October 30, 1961, air burst explosion of Tsar Bomba, the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated.
What happened to Novaya Zemlya island? 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.
Can you visit Novaya Zemlya? The whole Novaya Zemlya archipelago, including Belushya Guba, is an area of restricted access (formally, as part of border security zone), and a special permit is needed to visit the archipelago.
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Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya consists of two main islands, the northern Severny Island and the southern Yuzhny Island, which are separated by the Matochkin Strait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novaya_Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya | Arctic, Wildlife & Nature
Novaya Zemlya, archipelago in northwestern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the Barents and Kara seas.
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Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya (Russian: Но́вая Земля́) is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe.
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Central Test Site of Russia on Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya is an archipelago situated in the Arctic Ocean consisting of a northern and southern island separated by the Matochkin Shar ...
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Is there anything in Novaya Zemlya?
There were a handful of families who were moved there from mainland Russia but Novaya Zemlya isn't exactly ideal for agricultural and along with ...
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Novaya Zemlya Effect
The Novaya Zemlya effect is a polar mirage caused by high refraction of sunlight between atmospheric thermal layers. The Novaya Zemlya effect will give the ...
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Novaya Zemlya
Between 1955 and 1990, Novaya Zemlya was the site of 130 nuclear detonations, including the “Tsar Bomba,” the biggest nuclear device ever detonated, with 50 ...
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Novaya Zemlya, Northern Russia 07/29/03
The islands are the northern edge of the Ural Mountains, the southern end of which are in northern Kazakhstan, a length of over 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles).
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Novaya Zemlya – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Novaya Zemlya is a large 83,000-km2 island in Arkhangelsk Oblast, in extreme northern Russia. Its landmass is narrowly separated by the Matochkin Strait ...
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Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya Tundra
The Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya Tundra ecoregion spans 1,000 km of the North Coast of European Russia: it stretches from the White Sea-bound Kanin Peninsula ...
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Novaya Zemlya
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.... Read more
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