Severnaya Zemlya

[ sev-er-nuh-yah-zem-lee-ah; Russian syi-vyir-nuh-yahzim-lyah ]

/ ˌsɛv ər nəˈyɑ ˌzɛm liˈɑ; Russian syɪ vyɪr nʌˈyɑ zɪmˈlyɑ /

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noun

an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, between the Kara Sea and Laptev Sea, in N Russia. 14,175 sq. mi. (36,712 sq. km).

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How to use Severnaya Zemlya in a sentence

The success of the expedition was unquestionable, for land was discovered two hundred miles north of Nova Zemlya.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
The boats then crossed open water to Novaya Zemlya, and at the end of three months from leaving the ship sighted a Russian vessel.
Notable Voyagers|W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
On Novaya Zemlya, on the other hand, it occurs in larger numbers.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold
Pet was thus at Gooseland, on the west coast of Novaya Zemlya.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

He now did all he could to pass the north extremity of Novaya Zemlya.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

British Dictionary definitions for Severnaya Zemlya

Severnaya Zemlya

/ (Russian ˈsjevɪrnəjə zɪmˈlja) /

noun

an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of N central Russia

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