Gora Severny Nunatak

Nunatak in Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Gora Severny Nunatak is located in Novaya Zemlya
Gora Severny Nunatak
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Highest pointElevation727 m (2,385 ft)[1]Coordinates76°36′N 66°20′E / 76.600°N 66.333°E / 76.600; 66.333[2]NamingNative nameГора Северный Нунатак (Russian)GeographyLocationNovaya Zemlya, RussiaClimbingFirst ascentUnknownMap

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

  • List of Nunataks

References

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


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