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Zemlya Aleksandry

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Zemlya Aleksandry is a large island located at 80.6338889° N 46.5838889° E. It is a part of the Franz Josef Land, Russia. Nagurskoye located on the island at 80°49′N 47°25′E (named after Jan Nagórski) has served as one of the most important meteorological stations in the archipelago. During the Cold War it probably housed an air defense radar. It has a 1,500 m (4,900 ft) snow runway. An Antonov An-72 cargo aircraft crashed while landing at Nagurskoye on 1996-12-23.

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