Severnaya Zemlya

geographical name Se·ver·na·ya Zem·lya \ˈse-vər-nə-yə-ˌzem-lē-ˈä, ˈsye-vir-nə-yə-zim-ˈlyä\

Definition of SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA

islands N Russia in Asia N of Taymyr Peninsula in Arctic Ocean between Kara & Laptev seas area 14,300 square miles (37,180 square kilometers)

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