Novaya Zemlya (island)

Japanese: ノバヤ･ゼムリャ[島]（英語表記）Novaya Zemlya

An island in northwestern Russia where the folds of the Ural Mountains are thought to have reappeared in the Arctic Ocean. It stretches from north-northeast to south-southwest, dividing the Arctic Ocean into the Kara Sea (east) and the Barents Sea (west). To the south, it connects to the Eurasian mainland via Vaigach Island, via a strait about 45 km wide called Karskie Vorota (Karara Sea Gate). It is about 1,000 km long, 40-110 km wide, and has an area of about 83,000 ^km2 . Excluding many small islands, it is divided into two islands, north and south, and is separated by the 2-3 km wide Matochkin-Shal Strait.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ロシア連邦北西部，ウラル山脈の褶曲が，北極海域にふたたびあらわれたと考えられる島。北北東～南南西にのび，北極海をカラ海(東側)とバレンツ海(西側)に分ける。また南はカルスキエ･ボロタKarskie Vorota(カラ海の門)とよばれる幅約45kmの海峡によりバイガチ島を経てユーラシア大陸部に続く。長さ約1000km，幅40～110km，面積約8万3000km²。多くの小島を除けば南北2島に分かれ，その間は幅2～3kmのマトーチキン･シャル海峡で分けられる。

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