Novaya ZemlyaNovaya Zemlya (ˌnoʊvəjə_ˈzɛmliə, also UKˌnɒv-,-aɪ.ə-, US-_zɛmˈl(j)ɑː; Но́вая Земля́, ˈnovəjə zjɪmˈlja, New Land) is an archipelago in northern Russia. It is situated in the Arctic Ocean, in the extreme northeast of Europe, with Cape Flissingsky, on the northern island, considered the easternmost point of Europe. To Novaya Zemlya's west lies the Barents Sea and to the east is the Kara Sea. Novaya Zemlya consists of two main islands, the northern Severny Island and the southern Yuzhny Island, which are separated by the Matochkin Strait.
