Mityushikha Bay

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LocationFar North
Coordinates73°38′26″N 54°34′48″E / 73.64056°N 54.58000°E / 73.64056; 54.58000
Ocean/sea sourcesBarents Sea
BasincountriesRussia
Mityushikha Bay
Губа Митюшиха (Russian)
Mityushikha Bay is located in Novaya Zemlya
Mityushikha Bay
Mityushikha Bay
Location
LocationFar North
Coordinates73°38′26″N 54°34′48″E / 73.64056°N 54.58000°E / 73.64056; 54.58000
Ocean/sea sourcesBarents Sea
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length50 km (31 mi)
Max. width6 km (3.7 mi)
IslandsGagachy Island

Mityushikha Bay (Russian: Губа Митюшиха) is a bay on Severny Island in Novaya Zemlya, Russia. Nuclear tests were conducted in 1961 in the area of the bay, including the 58 megaton yield Tsar Bomba.

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