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Severny Island
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Severny Island
Severny Island
is the northern island of the
Novaya Zemlya
archipelago
, lying approx 400 km north of the
Russian
mainland. It has an area of , making it the
30th largest island in the world
. It is separated from
Yuzhny Island
(
Southern
) by the narrow
Matochkin Strait
. 40% of the island is covered by the
Severny Island ice cap
which is the largest glacier by area and by volume in Europe (if counted as part of it). Severny Island is known for its numerous
glaciers
.
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