Journey to the Last Place on Earth: Severnaya Zemlya

[@DavidJones-ye2if]

This is the island in "Goldeneye" where the Surface and Bunker levels are set.

[@YYUTESARK_CLAN]

Never 😤

[@Ka2023sa]

هَٰذَا خَلْقُ اللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ ۚ بَلِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

[@trueRationalThinker]

Which God??

[@KanishQQuotes]

​@@trueRationalThinkerthe one that wants you to circumcise and hate everyone who doesn't follow his version of the flying horse with peacock tail

[@Alternate-Anthems]

I'm surprised that you managed to find somewhere that James Bond attacked.

[@gregfleenor9654]

It is one of Earth’s least travelled areas. Along with 3 even further north. Franz Joseph, Nunuvut, Canada & Greenland.

[@TakeTheRide]

Lol

[@РемиБоняшки]

How much will cost the trip and are you providing the equipment as clothing, tools etc? Where will be staying and from where we will start the trip (rendezvous point) as I live in Bulgaria?

[@mickadatwist1620]

Take a bus to Pleven and then walk to Severnaya with the others.

[@kukuhiman6234]

MasyaAllah luasnya tempat yg tidak berpenghuni.. masyaallah luar biasa ciptaan Allah

[@shampurnti8720]

Amazing

[@a1m598]

Do you think you'll be running the 21 day tour next year? I'd love to go.

[@QuarkExpeditions]

Hi A1 M, Yes we are! Here's details on the High Arctic Odyssey: Remote Russian Archipelagos trip: www.quarkexpeditions.com/expeditions/high-arctic-odyssey-remote-russian-archipelagos

[@danielnikolin4162]

I want to make a cruise in this area

[@mickadatwist1620]

Take a kayak and row. Good training.

[@simon.0898]

I want to live there

[@ЛевНикодим]

do you also offer tour for novaya zemlya

[@QuarkExpeditions]

Hi Лев Никодим, Yes, both of our Russian High Arctic expeditions visit Novaya Zemlya. You can check out both trips here: bit.ly/36XEA0b

[@vulturegarcia3191]

De quién es la música?

[@QuarkExpeditions]

La musica es de Kevin Graham, se llama "A New Kingdom."

[@gervenrancetv738]

🇵🇭🔥

[@accentedwanderer8623]

LoL can i bring drone to this trip since it is not antarctic anymore?

[@QuarkExpeditions]

Hi Wenjun, As per AECO - Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators guidelines, recreational drone flying in the Arctic is strictly prohibited. You can learn more on this document from AECO: www.aeco.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2017-06-26-AECO-Operational-Guidelines-2016.pdf

[@zgammozakent7871]

@@QuarkExpeditions strange what exactly are they hiding then?

[@QuarkExpeditions]

@@zgammozakent7871 Recreational drone flying is prohibited in the Arctic in order to protect wildlife and the environment. Drones are allowed for scientific or commercial purposes only. Learn more: www.aeco.no/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2019-operational-guidelines-final.pdf

[@LilFelonyOfficial]

@@zgammozakent7871 lol

[@alejandrovillalobos4964]

That place was used as test site for nuclear weapons in the 60's, the Tsar bomb was dropped there.

[@S_F_S]

No, Tsar bomba was detonated in Novaya Zemlia, not Severnaya

[@stan0033x]

Zemlya, the accent falls on the second syllable

[@marcusmeins1839]

Goldeneye

[@AbhayAuckland-xs6nj]

Abhay samadhiya

[@23mystiq]

Yeah except archipelago was known since 1552, when Hugh Willowby set foot on one of the islands. People lived there probably way way before, the stone labyrinth from cca. 2000years ago discovered on the southern island being an evidence. So your claim about this being the last discovered territory on the planet, discovered in 1913 is just a hype to get more customers or do you really not know what are you selling here??

[@QuarkExpeditions]

Hi 23mystiq, thanks for your inquiry. It’s always great to meet fellow Arctic enthusiasts as we folks at Quark Expeditions are. You are totally right, Sir Hugh Willoughby on his ship Bona Esperanza was the first west European that had reported about seeing Novaya Zemlya in 1553, when he was blown far East by miserable winds. Likely Willoughby did not set foot on land, this privilege was to be for Willem Barents during his 1594-97 expeditions to Novaya Zemlya. Gerhard Mercators "World Atlas" from 1569 already shows Novaya Zemlya on the maps after the news from Willoughby’s journals had reached Mercator. Undoubtedly earlier explorers, naming as one example the Pomors (Slavic settlers around the White Sea that explored the coasts around as hunters, fishers, traders, etc.) had set foot on Novaya Zemlya already in 11th or 12th century. Further evidence for an early settlement is these stone labyrinths, that you mention. They were discovered coincidently by the 1997 expedition of Russian ornithologist Samesov. Possibly reindeer herders and hunters have explored Novaya Zemlya much earlier during more favorable climatic conditions. However, in our video "Journey to the Last Place on Earth: Severnaya Zemlya", that you are referring to, we speak about Severnaya Zemlya. While Novaya Zemlya borders the Kara Sea at its western shores, Severnaya Zemlya is the archipelago on the eastern shores of Kara Sea. So these two archipelagos Novaya Zemlya and Severnaya Zemlya are some 1000 Kilometers apart from each other, divided by this Kara Sea, a water body nearly 1 million square Kilometers. Severnaya Zemlya indeed was only discovered in 1913 and charted then in the 1930s. Earlier explorers like Yakov Sannikov have speculated about any such land mass at the position of Severnaya Zemlya already in 1810, but he, as all later passing by explorers like Adolf Nordenskjöld on his Northeast Passage in 1879 or Fridtjof Nansen with his Fram in 1895, failed to present any proof. So official discovery of Severnaya Zemlya is indeed 1913. It’s easy to confuse these difficult Russian names like Novaya and Severnaya Zemlya. The Russian High Arctic features fascinating islands, rich history, and abundant wildlife. Explore this region on our upcoming voyages in 2023: bit.ly/3guXbUG With Explorers’ spirits, The Quark Expeditions team

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

what you said just completely untrue

[@ProgaNz]

guess the best way for russians to explore unknown new lands was to drop Tsar bomba there

[@JL3Wind]

Wrong island.

[@ЛевНикодим]

tsar bomb was dropped on novaya zemlya , not Severnaya Zemlya

[@bondhufaruk845]

🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@ЛевНикодим]

i want to go to novaya zemlya , not Severnaya Zemlya

[@ofilzag]

why?

[@r.youness8883]

Yajouj majouj' home

[@videovoer8130]

These cruises are one of the reasons Severnaya Zemlya and other places are threatened by climate change. So why are you doing this?

[@QuarkExpeditions]

Hi @videovoer8130, Nice to know you are as eco-conscious as the majority of our passengers. In 2019, we unveiled our Polar Promise-the most comprehensive and holistic sustainability strategy in place in the Polar Regions. You can learn more about our sustainability efforts here: www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/about-quark/our-sustainability-initiatives

[@TakeTheRide]

Only the sun controls climate change!

[@danielhernandez3874]

Dont forget severnaya zemlya was a nuke test site!

[@L4wr3nc3810]

nope. That was novaya zemlya, which is more than 1000km to the west from severnaya zemlya