Gora Severny Nunatak

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.

Gora Severny Nunatak
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Highest point
Elevation	727 m (2,385 ft)[1]
Coordinates	76°36′N 66°20′E[2]
Naming
Native name	Гора Северный Нунатак (Russian)
Geography
Location	Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown

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