Difference between revisions of "Nova Zembla"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53135" /> == | == 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" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77209" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 15 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.
