The natural tourist potential of the islands in the western sector of the Russian Arctic

Annotation

The islands of the archipelago of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya of the western sector of the Russian Arctic are very promising for the organization of the Arctic sea cruises. They have the unique natural landscapes and diverse flora and fauna. The Arctic holds half of the species of shore birds in the world. In summer, the Novaya Zemlya is full of Branta leucopsis and Branta bernicla and occasionally there are tundra swans, white-fronted goose, eider ducks and loons. The archipelago has spherulites — one of the mysterious formations in the Arctic, they are perfectly round stone balls from a few centimeters to several meters in diameter.

About authors

Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head the Department of Geography and Hydrometeorology, Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov

Keywords

tourism, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, landscapes, flora, fauna

DOI

10.17238/issn2221-2698.2016.23.59

UDC

338.48