Mount_Lazarev

Mount Lazarev

Mount Lazarev

Massif on Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, in Russia

For the Antarctic range, see Lazarev Mountains, Antarctica.

Mount Lazarev (Гора Лазарева, "Gora Lazareva") is a massif on the northern portion of Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, in Russia.[2] It was used for many Soviet nuclear tests, starting with the first underground nuclear test on Novaya Zemlya, 18 September 1964, which may have resulted in tired mountain syndrome.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    "Gora Lazareva - Peak Visor". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    NGIS geonames database Unique Feature Identifier=-2944482
  3. [3]
    Khalturin, V. I.; Rautian, Tatyana G.; Richards, Paul G.; Leith, William S. (2005), "A Review of Nuclear Testing by the Soviet Union at Novaya Zemlya, 1955–1990", Science and Global Security, 13 (1–2): 1–42, Bibcode:2005S&GS...13....1K, doi:10.1080/08929880590961862, S2CID 122069080
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    Matzko, John R. (1993), Physical Environment of the Underground Nuclear Test Site on Novaya Zemlya, Russia (PDF), United States Geological Survey, pp. 4, 8–10, 20, Open File Report 93-501
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