In the course of the Arctic expedition of the hydrographic ship Senezh, specialists of the Northern Fleet have made over 20 geographic discoveries, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
The specialists explored the western part of the Severny Island, as well as the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Barents Sea. This territory became accessible for research because of the deglaciation.
In particular, they explored 6 islands and 3 small islands, as well as 7 capes and 4 straits, which had not been marked on maps.
The discoveries will be confirmed after cameral data processing.