“Zemlya”

The following 2 entries include the term Zemlya.

Novaya Zemlya

geographical name

two islands of northeastern Russia in Europe in the Arctic Ocean between the Barents Sea and the Kara Sea area 31,382 square miles (81,279 square kilometers), population 400

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Severnaya Zemlya

geographical name

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

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