Tags: Glacier.
Severny Island ice cap is a glacier 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 about 20500 km2 (7900 sq mi) which makes it the largest glacier by area in Europe (if counted as part of it) easily beating second ranking Austfonna at 8105 km2 (3129 sq mi) and third ranking Vatnajökull at 8100 km2 (3100 sq mi).
