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.

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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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Novaya Zemlya hasPart Severny Island