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Severny Island
Native name: Се́верный о́стров | |
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  Severny | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 75°30′N 60°00′E / 75.500°N 60.000°E |
| Archipelago | Novaya Zemlya |
| Area | 48,904 km2 (18,882 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 30th |
| Highest elevation | 1,547 m (5075 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Kruzenshtern |
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Russia | |
| Oblast | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2000) |
Severny Island (Russian: Се́верный о́стров, romanized: Severnyy ostrov, lit. 'Northern Island') is a Russian Arctic island. It is the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. It was historically called Lütke Land after Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke, who explored it. It lies approximately 400 km north of the Russian mainland. It has an area of 48,904 square kilometres (18,882 sq mi), making it the 30th-largest island in the world[1] and the 3rd-largest uninhabited island in the world, although there was formerly a settlement at Lagerni on the northern shore of the narrow Matochkin Strait. It is part of Russian Arctic National Park.[2]
- ^ Romanenko, F.; Shilovtseva, O. (1995). Russian-Soviet polar stations and their role in the Arctic Seas exploration.
- ^ "Territories - Russian Arctic National Park". www.rus-arc.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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