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Novaya Zemlya was one of the two major nuclear test sites managed by the USSR; it was used for air drops and underground testing of the largest of Soviet nuclear bombs, in particular the October 30, 1961, air burst explosion of Tsar Bomba, the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated.
Nova Zembla is a 2011 Dutch historical drama film directed by Reinout Oerlemans. It is the first Dutch feature film in 3D. The film describes the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk through 1596–1597 when they and their crew tried to discover the Northeast Passage to the Indies.
Nov 24, 2011 · Nova Zembla: Directed by Reinout Oerlemans. With Robert de Hoog, Victor Reinier, Jan Decleir, Juda Goslinga. A Dutch exploration team sets sail to find the North East passage to the Indies.
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- Drama, History
- Reinout Oerlemans
- 2011-11-24
Novaya Zemlya, archipelago in northwestern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the Barents and Kara seas. Novaya Zemlya (“New Land”) consists of two large islands, Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern), aligned for 600 miles (1,000 km) in a southwest-northeast direction, plus.
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Nova Zembla may refer to: Nova Zembla Island, Nunavut, Canada. Novaya Zemlya, also known as Nova Zembla, a Russian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Nova Zembla (film), a 2011 Dutch film. Nova Zembla (record label), a Belgian electronic music label.
This fact based drama chronicles the last journey of Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerk on their search for a new passage to the Indies. Due to icy waters, they are stranded on the island of Novaya Zemlya and have to spend the winter there.
Novaya Zemlya is a large 83,000-km 2 island in Arkhangelsk Oblast, in extreme northern Russia. Its landmass is narrowly separated by the Matochkin Strait into two vast pieces of land, called simply Severny (northern) and Yuzhny (southern) islands. Cities. 1 Belushya Guba - largest settlement in Novaya Zemlya, a few miles south of Rogachovo.
