Retreating ice is revealing new land in Russia’s Arctic

The Russian Navy has announced the discovery of five more islands.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer August 29, 2019
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Research vessels operating for the Russia Navy have discovered new islands in the archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land. The biggest of five new islands discovered is 54,500 square meters, according to the Russian military.

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