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Severny Island ((ロシア語:о́стров Се́верный, ''Northern Island'')) is the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, lying approx 400 km north of the Russian mainland. It has an area of , making it the 30th largest island in the world. It is separated from Yuzhny Island (''Southern'') by the narrow Matochkin Strait. 40% of the island is covered by the Severny Island ice cap which is the largest glacier by area and by volume in Europe (if counted as part of it). Severny Island is known for its numerous glaciers. Cape Flissingsky is the easternmost point of Severny Island. Sukhoy Nos cape, located at the southern end of the island, was used for nuclear weapons testing between 1958 and 1961. Severny is now the site of a Russian Army base and has a harbor. There is a Meteorological Station at Cape Zhelaniya, Severny's northernmost cape. The island appears under the feminine version of its name, "Severnaya," in the James Bond film ''GoldenEye'' and the 1997 video game based on it. ==See also== * List of islands of Russia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Severny Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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