Severnaya Zemlya
archipelago in the Russian high Arctic
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Summary
Severnaya Zemlya is an archipelago[1]. It draws 2,967 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #62 of 341).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Krasnoyarsk Krai[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[7]
- Commons category: Severnaya Zemlya[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[9]
- Has part(s): Komsomolets Island[10]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1913[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Severnaya Zemlya[12]
- Population: 0[13]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15]
- Native label: Северная Земля[16]
- Elevation above sea level: 965 m[17]
- Area: 37,000 km²[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Related category: Category:Islands of Severnaya Zemlya[20]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Severnaya Zemlya[21]
Why It Matters
Severnaya Zemlya has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]