Meshduscharsky
| Meshduscharsky | ||
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| Waters | Barents Sea | |
| Archipelago | Novaya Zemlya | |
| Geographical location | 71 ° 12 ′ N , 52 ° 50 ′ E | |
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| length | 53 km | |
| width | 25 km | |
| surface | 742 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Vysokaya 101 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Mezhdusharsky Island ( Russian Междушарский остров ) is the third largest island of the to Russia belonging Novaya Zemlya -Archipels in the Arctic Ocean . Administratively it belongs to Arkhangelsk Oblast and is uninhabited.
geography
Meschduscharski is located 2 km off the southwest coast of the much larger South Island Novaya Zemlya and thus in the Barents Sea . The island is about 53 km long, up to 25 km wide and has an area of 742 km². The landscape of the island, which is only about 100 m high, is characterized by tundra interspersed with many small lakes and ponds .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Meschduscharski in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)