Ostrov Medvezhiy

Ostrov Medvezhiy is an island in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Russia. Ostrov Medvezhiy is situated nearby to the town Belush’ya Guba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belush’ya Guba and Rogachëvo.

Belush’ya Guba

Town

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Belushya Guba, also known as Belushye, is a work settlement and the administrative center of Novaya Zemlya District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gusinaya Zemlya peninsula of the Yuzhny Island of the Novaya Zemlya arctic archipelago. Belush’ya Guba is situated 3½ km southeast of Ostrov Medvezhiy.

Rogachëvo

Village

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Rogachevo is a settlement on Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, in Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast. It lies approximately 8 kilometers northeast of Belushya Guba, and is home to Rogachevo Air Base. Rogachëvo is situated 8 km northeast of Ostrov Medvezhiy.

Ostrov Medvezhiy

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

71.56316° or 71° 33′ 47″ north

Longitude

52.28897° or 52° 17′ 20″ east

Open location code

CH3JH77Q+7H

GeoNames ID

527940

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In Other Languages

“Ostrov Medvezhiy” goes by many names.

Russian: “Остров Медвежий”

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