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New page: '''Novaya Zemlya''' (Russian: ''New Land'') is an island group in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of Russia. It consists of two main islands, Severny (''Northern'') and Yuzhny (...
'''Novaya Zemlya''' ([[Russian]]: ''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'')spearated by the narrow Matochkin Strait. Novaya Zemlya is bounded by the [[Barents Sea]] to the west and the [[Kara Sea]] to the east.
The first permanent settlement of Novaya Zemlya was established in 1870. Today the territory has a population of around 2,700, the vast majority of whom live in the sole settlement, Belushya Guba.
Novaya Zemlya was surveted by the [[Dutch]] explorer [[Willem Barents]] in 1594 and 1596. Barents perished on the latter expedition and is thought to have been buried on Severny island.
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Russia]]
The first permanent settlement of Novaya Zemlya was established in 1870. Today the territory has a population of around 2,700, the vast majority of whom live in the sole settlement, Belushya Guba.
Novaya Zemlya was surveted by the [[Dutch]] explorer [[Willem Barents]] in 1594 and 1596. Barents perished on the latter expedition and is thought to have been buried on Severny island.
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Russia]]