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Gora_Severny_Nunatak Latitude and Longitude:

76°36′N 66°20′E / 76.600°N 66.333°E / 76.600; 66.333
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Gora Severny Nunatak
Highest point
Elevation727 m (2,385 ft) [1]
Coordinates 76°36′N 66°20′E / 76.600°N 66.333°E / 76.600; 66.333 [2]
Naming
Native nameГора Северный Нунатак ( Russian)
Geography
Location Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

Gora Severny or Gora Severnyy Nunatak ( Russian: Гора Северный Нунатак) is a nunatak in Novaya Zemlya. It is one of the very few nunataks of the Russian Federation. Administratively it falls under the Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Geography

Gora Severny Nunatak is located in the northern section of Severny Island ice cap, the long ice cap covering most of inner Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya. It is not far from the western coast of the island. [2]

The nunatak is 4.9 km in length and its maximum width is 2.4 km. [2] Its highest elevation is 727 metres (2,385 ft) high. [1]

Map of northern Novaya Zemlya and southern Franz Josef Land.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b GoogleEarth
  2. ^ a b c "Gora Severnyy Nunatak". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 September 2016.