Severny Island ice cap
| Severny Island ice cap | |
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| Location | Severny Island, Russia |
| Coordinates | 75°30′N 60°00′E / 75.500°N 60.000°ECoordinates: 75°30′N 60°00′E / 75.500°N 60.000°E |
| Area | 20,500 km2 (7,920 sq mi) |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Width | 50 km (30 mi) |
Severny Island ice cap is a glacier on Severny Island, northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in Russia. It covers 40% of Severny Island (which is the 30th largest island in the world) at total area of about 20,500 km2 (7,900 sq mi) which makes it the largest glacier by area in Europe (if counted as part of it) easily beating second ranking Austfonna at 8,105 km2 (3,129 sq mi) and third ranking Vatnajökull at 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi).