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[[File:Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site]]
'''Novaya Zemlya''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Новая Земля, ''New Land'') is an [[island]] group in the [[Arctic Ocean]], forming part of [[Russia]]. It consists of two main islands, Severny (''Northern'') and Yuzhny (''Southern'') separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait. Novaya Zemlya is bounded by the [[Barents Sea]] to the west and the [[Kara Sea]] to the east. The territory has an area of approximately 35,000 square miles (91,000 km<sup>2</sup>), roughly the size of [[Portugal]] or [[Indiana]].
'''Novaya Zemlya''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Новая Земля, ''New Land'') is an [[island]] group in the [[Arctic Ocean]], forming part of [[Russia]]. It consists of two main islands, Severny (''Northern'') and Yuzhny (''Southern'') separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait. Novaya Zemlya is bounded by the [[Barents Sea]] to the west and the [[Kara Sea]] to the east. The territory has an area of approximately 35,000 square miles (91,000 km<sup>2</sup>), roughly the size of [[Portugal]] or [[Indiana]].
The territory was the location of nuclear weapons tests and nuclear waste dumping by the former [[Soviet Union]]. Novaya Zemlya is considered possibly the most contaminated nuclear waste site on earth.
The territory was the location of nuclear weapons tests and nuclear waste dumping by the former [[Soviet Union]]. Novaya Zemlya is considered possibly the most contaminated nuclear waste site on earth.
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[[Category:Russian Islands]]
[[Category:Russian Islands]]