Mount Lazarev

Mount Lazarev (Гора Лазарева, "Gora Lazareva") is a massif on the northern portion of Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, in Russia.[2] It was used for many Soviet nuclear tests, starting with the first underground nuclear test on Novaya Zemlya, 18 September 1964, which may have resulted in tired mountain syndrome.[3][4]

Mount Lazarev
Гора Лазарева
Mount Lazarev is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Mount Lazarev
Mount Lazarev
Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Highest point
Elevation671 m (2,201 ft)[1]
Coordinates73°23′N 54°50′E / 73.383°N 54.833°E / 73.383; 54.833
Geography
LocationYuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

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