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The first visit from a Western European to Novaya Zemlya was by Hugh Willoughby in 1553.

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Novaya Zemlya

Russia

Area
90,650 km²
Location
Russia
17th largest island in the world

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe.

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The indigenous population of Novaya Zemlya, known as Zembliens, worshipped the Sun and wooden idols.

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Novaya Zemlya

Russia

Area
90,650 km²
Location
Russia
17th largest island in the world

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe.

From the “Population” section

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Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, Severny and Yuzhny, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait.

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Novaya Zemlya

Russia

Area
90,650 km²
Location
Russia
17th largest island in the world

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe.

From the “Geography and geology” section

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In February 2019, a mass migration of polar bears into human-inhabited areas of Novaya Zemlya prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency.

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Novaya Zemlya

Russia

Area
90,650 km²
Location
Russia
17th largest island in the world

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe.

From the “Environment” section

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In Clive Cussler's novel Raise the Titanic!, Novaya Zemlya is depicted as the location of a rare mineral mined secretly by Americans in 1911.

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Novaya Zemlya

Russia

Area
90,650 km²
Location
Russia
17th largest island in the world

Novaya Zemlya, also spelled Novaja Zemlja, is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe.

From the “In popular culture” section

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