Rogachevo, Arkhangelsk Oblast

Rogachevo (Russian: Рогачёво) is a settlement on Yuzhny Island, Novaya Zemlya, in Russia's Arkhangelsk Oblast. It lies approximately 8 kilometers (5.5 mi) northeast of Belushya Guba, and is home to Rogachevo Air Base. As of 2010, Rogachevo had a population of 457.[1] In late 2014, Rogachevo was named as one of the points-based forces of the Joint Strategic Command "North".[2]

The village in the 1990s.

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71°36′59″N 52°24′38″E / 71.61639°N 52.41056°E / 71.61639; 52.41056