Severny Island
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Severny Island is the northern and larger of the two main islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Russian Arctic, known for its harsh polar climate and former use as a nuclear test site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Severny Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Arkhangelsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archipelago | Novaya Zemlya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | European Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableEvent | 30 October 1961 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 48,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
harsh Arctic climate
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastline |
deeply indented fjords
ⓘ
numerous bays ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Arctic tundra ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive glaciation
ⓘ
ice caps ⓘ tundra landscape ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Kruzenshtern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointElevation | approximately 1,547 meters ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | around 75 degrees north ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | Северный остров NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | very sparse ⓘ |
| hasPosition | northern island of Novaya Zemlya ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalFeature |
midnight sun
ⓘ
polar night ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
military settlements
ⓘ
research stations ⓘ |
| hasSite | Novaya Zemlya nuclear test range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | restricted military area ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| isLargerThan | Yuzhny Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arkhangelsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Tsar Bomba test ⓘ |
| partOf | Novaya Zemlya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePosition |
east of Barents Sea
ⓘ
north of Yuzhny Island ⓘ west of Kara Sea ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Matochkin Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Yuzhny Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Barents Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSiteFor | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
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