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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53135" /> == | |||
<p> (Russ. Nowaja *Zemlja, "New Land"), the name given to a chain of islands lying in the Arctic Ocean (lat. between | <p> (Russ. Nowaja *Zemlja, "New Land"), the name given to a chain of islands lying in the Arctic Ocean (lat. between 70° 30' and 76° 30' N. and long. between 52° and 66° E.), and included within the government of Archangel. [[Length]] of the chain, 470 miles; average breadth, 56 miles. The most southern island is specially called Nova Zembla; of the others, the principal are Matthew's Land and Litke's Land. They were discovered in 1553, and are wild, rocky, and desolate — the vegetation being chiefly moss, lichens, and a few shrubs. The highest point in the chain is 3475 feet above the level of the sea. [[Mean]] temperature in summer, at the southern extremity, 35.51°; in winter, 3.21°. Nova Zembla has no permanent inhabitants; but, as the coasts swarm with whales and walruses, and the interior with bears, reindeers, and foxes, they are periodically frequented by fishermen and hunters. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77209" /> == | |||
<p> A long and narrow island (sometimes classified as two islands) in the Arctic Ocean, between the [[Kara]] [[Sea]] and [[Barentz]] Sea, 600 m. by 60 m.; the Matochkin Shar, a narrow winding strait, cuts the island into two halves; belongs to Russia, but is not permanently inhabited; is visited by seamen and hunters. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_53135"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/nova+zembla Nova Zembla from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_53135"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/nova+zembla Nova Zembla from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_77209"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/nova+zembla Nova Zembla from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:40, 12 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(Russ. Nowaja *Zemlja, "New Land"), the name given to a chain of islands lying in the Arctic Ocean (lat. between 70° 30' and 76° 30' N. and long. between 52° and 66° E.), and included within the government of Archangel. Length of the chain, 470 miles; average breadth, 56 miles. The most southern island is specially called Nova Zembla; of the others, the principal are Matthew's Land and Litke's Land. They were discovered in 1553, and are wild, rocky, and desolate — the vegetation being chiefly moss, lichens, and a few shrubs. The highest point in the chain is 3475 feet above the level of the sea. Mean temperature in summer, at the southern extremity, 35.51°; in winter, 3.21°. Nova Zembla has no permanent inhabitants; but, as the coasts swarm with whales and walruses, and the interior with bears, reindeers, and foxes, they are periodically frequented by fishermen and hunters.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A long and narrow island (sometimes classified as two islands) in the Arctic Ocean, between the Kara Sea and Barentz Sea, 600 m. by 60 m.; the Matochkin Shar, a narrow winding strait, cuts the island into two halves; belongs to Russia, but is not permanently inhabited; is visited by seamen and hunters.
