Krasino
Kpacинo | |
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Work settlement | |
Krasino on
Novaya Zemlya | |
Coordinates: 70°44′11″N 54°27′56″E / 70.73639°N 54.46556°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
Administrative district | Novaya Zemlya District |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
• Urban okrug | Novaya Zemlya Urban Okrug |
Krasino ( Russian: Kpacинo) is a small Russian settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, on the southern island of Novaya Zemlya. First settled in 1925 due to Soviet Arctic studies, the population was predominantly Russian with a Nenet minority. [1] During the Cold War, Krasino was the centre of the Novaya Zemlya southern test site (NZSTS), which saw air, underwater, and underground tests of nuclear weapons. [2]
There is a lighthouse near the settlement, which is still in working order. [3]
Krasino
Kpacинo | |
---|---|
Work settlement | |
Krasino on
Novaya Zemlya | |
Coordinates: 70°44′11″N 54°27′56″E / 70.73639°N 54.46556°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
Administrative district | Novaya Zemlya District |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
• Urban okrug | Novaya Zemlya Urban Okrug |
Krasino ( Russian: Kpacинo) is a small Russian settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, on the southern island of Novaya Zemlya. First settled in 1925 due to Soviet Arctic studies, the population was predominantly Russian with a Nenet minority. [1] During the Cold War, Krasino was the centre of the Novaya Zemlya southern test site (NZSTS), which saw air, underwater, and underground tests of nuclear weapons. [2]
There is a lighthouse near the settlement, which is still in working order. [3]