Sukhoy Nos
Сухой Нос | |
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Coordinates: 73°47′14″N 53°42′46″E / 73.787287°N 53.712845°E | |
Location | Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation |
Offshore water bodies | Barents Sea |
Sukhoy Nos (Russian: Сухой Нос, literally 'Dry Nose'; there is another Sukhoy Nos on Vaygach Island south of Novaya Zemlya) is a cape on Severny Island, the northern island of the archipelago Novaya Zemlya, projecting westward into the Barents Sea. The site lies near the southwestern corner of the island, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Mityushikha Bay, north of Matochkin Strait, which separates Severny from Yuzhny Island, the southern island of the archipelago.[1]
The cape is composed of black and reddish shale. Underwater sandbars are located off its northern shore. In the 19th century, numerous birds nested on the steep cliffs, particularly loons.[2]