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List of species on Severnaya Zemlya

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This is a list of species recorded on Severnaya Zemlya. Severnaya Zemlya is a 37,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) archipelago in the Russian high Arctic. It lies off Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula, separated from the mainland by the Vilkitsky Strait. This archipelago separates two marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean, the Kara Sea in the west and the Laptev Sea in the east.

Flora

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Vascular plants

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Mosses

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Lichens

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Fauna

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Severnaya Zemlya is the easternmost point in the breeding range of the little auk (Alle alle)

Breeding birds

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The snowy owl( Bubo scandiacus) is common across Severnaya Zemlya in years with high lemming populations.

Transient birds

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The long-tailed duck is speculated, but not confirmed, to breed on Severnaya Zemlya.

Mammals

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References

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  1. ^ "Polar Bears of the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago of the Russian Arctic" (PDF).
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