Zhelaniia Cape

Zhelaniia Cape

 

the northeastern extremity of Severnyi Island, Novaia Zemlia (76°57; N lat., 68°35’ E long.). It is a steep, rocky cliff (elevation, approximately 30 m) that juts out into the sea as a peninsula. The cape was named in 1596 by V. Barents. There is a polar station nearby.