Russian Arctic
- Glaciers
- 1,069
- Total area
- 51,595 km²
Russian Arctic has 1,069 glaciers covering 51,595 km² in total, according to the Randolph Glacier Inventory 7.0, across 3 subregions. The largest named glacier is Vylki + Shury, at 1,413 km².
Subregions
Novaya Zemlya
480 glaciers, 22,132 km²
Severnaya Zemlya
177 glaciers, 16,701 km²
Franz Josef Land
412 glaciers, 12,762 km²
Largest named glaciers
- 1. Vylki + Shury
Novaya Zemlya, 1,413 km²
- 2. Academy Of Sciences Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 1,244 km²
- 3. Academy Of Sciences Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 1,033 km²
- 4. Moshchny
Novaya Zemlya, 957 km²
- 5. Academy Of Sciences Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 829 km²
- 6. Nordenskiold
Novaya Zemlya, 758 km²
- 7. Academy Of Sciences Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 707 km²
- 8. Inostrantsev
Novaya Zemlya, 669 km²
- 9. Vershinsky
Novaya Zemlya, 657 km²
- 10. Krayny + Popova
Novaya Zemlya, 612 km²
- 11. Kropotkin
Novaya Zemlya, 607 km²
- 12. Roze
Novaya Zemlya, 600 km²
- 13. Universitetskiy Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 593 km²
- 14. Rozhdestvensky
Novaya Zemlya, 583 km²
- 15. Brousilov Ice Cap (Prince George Land)
Franz Josef Land, 512 km²
- 16. Vavilov Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 507 km²
- 17. Tyndall Ice Cap (Hall Island)
Franz Josef Land, 502 km²
- 18. Haug
Novaya Zemlya, 486 km²
- 19. Karpinsky Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 485 km²
- 20. Academy Of Sciences Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 475 km²
- 21. Nizky
Novaya Zemlya, 438 km²
- 22. Windy Ice Cap (Graham Bell Island)
Franz Josef Land, 432 km²
- 23. Chernyshev
Novaya Zemlya, 431 km²
- 24. Vavilov Ice Cap
Severnaya Zemlya, 419 km²
Russian Arctic in numbers
| Subregion | Glaciers | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Novaya Zemlya | 480 | 22,132 km² |
| Severnaya Zemlya | 177 | 16,701 km² |
| Franz Josef Land | 412 | 12,762 km² |
| Total | 1,069 | 51,595 km² |
Source: RGI 7.0 Consortium (2023), Randolph Glacier Inventory, Version 7.0, NSIDC, CC BY 4.0. Download the full list from the research portal.
