Novaya Zemlya

What is Novaya Zemlya?

1.

Also spelled Novaja Zemlja ("New Land" in english). It is an island located in the Far North East in Europe.

During the Cold War it was a site for several Soviet Nuclear Tests. Including the "Tsar Bomb" The most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested.

Over its entire history as a nuclear test site, Novaya Zemlya hosted 224 nuclear detonations with a total explosive energy equivalent to 265 megatons of TNT. (Compare that with all explosives including the atomic weapons used in World War 2 amounted to only two megatons)

See tsar, bomb, nuclear, soviet, cold, war

88

Random Words:

Jamesadin

1. A really awesome, cool supreme mod on the Zelaron Forum. It stands for JamesThePaladin. "Yo, Jamesadin." "Yeah?" ..

Merrillville

1. A ghetto town in Northwest, Indiana. You live in Merrillville? Man, I feel bad for you. See indiana, town, city, illinois, chicago..

Jafj

1. A quick way to say "Jumping around for Joy" while typing on AIM, talking through email, or just making life a tad easier. Mik..

Best StartPage for your browser.

All you need for a faster workflow in one place.

Get it for Free