With 191 islands, 6,000 square miles, and some Soviet weather stations, its only permanent residents are polar bears.
With 191 islands, 6,000 square miles, and some Soviet weather stations, its only permanent residents are polar bears. Located north of Novaya Zemlya and northeast of [*] Svalbard, it was not discovered until 1873  by a team of Austrian explorers. For 10 points—name this almost inexplicably- named archipelago closer to Moscow than Vienna.
With 191 islands, 6,000 square miles, and some Soviet weather stations, its only permanent residents are polar bears.
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