Belushya Guba
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Belushya Guba (Russian: Белу́шья Губа́) is an urban-type settlement in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of the island territory of Novaya Zemlya. As of the 2002 Census, its population was 2,622, which constituted over 96% of the total district population, which was 2,716. It lies around 9km southwest of the Rogachevo airbase. A large proportion of its population is made up of military personnel associated with the nuclear test sites located on the island.
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