| Severny Island ice cap | |
| Photo Width: | 250px |
| Location: | Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Russian Federation |
| Coords: | 75.5°N 60°W |
| Area: | 20500-1NaN-1 |
| Length: | 400-1NaN-1 |
| Width: | 50-1NaN-1 |
Severny Island ice cap is an ice cap 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 approximately 20500km2 which, if Novaya Zemlya is considered within Europe, makes it the largest glacier by area in Europe ahead of Vatnajökull at 8100km2, and Austfonna at 7800km2.
A number of glaciers flow from the inner ice cap to Severny Island's coastline. Mount Kruzenshtern, the highest point of Novaya Zemlya, rises on the western edge of the Severny Island ice cap, near the head of the Glazov Glacier.[1]
The following glaciers have their terminus on the coast of the Barents Sea.
The following glaciers have their terminus on the coast of the Kara Sea.
Gora Severny Nunatak is a nunatak located in the northern section of the long ice cap not far from the western coast of the island.[4] Further to the northeast there is another nunatak between the two outlets of the Bunge Glacier.[5]