Severnaya Zemlya

proper noun

An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, Krasnoyarsk krai, off Taymyr Peninsula.

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

  1. RussianСе́верная Земля́“Northern Land”
  2. EnglishSevernaya Zemlya

From Russian Се́верная Земля́ (Sévernaja Zemljá, “Northern Land”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 北地群島 /北地群岛
  • 北地群島 /北地群岛archipelago in Russia
Russian Се́верная Земля́
  • Се́верная Земля́ (Sévernaja Zemljá)archipelago in Russia
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