Stunning images from Novaya Zemlya

I've always been attracted by Novaya Zemlya  -- two huge and very mysterious islands in the Arctic. off the coast of Russia, with a vast expanse of glaciated terrain and very active glaciers.  Because this was a nuclear testing zone in the Cold war, and because there are still sensitive military installations in secret locations, we have not seen many images of the islands in the past.  But with the advent of satellite photography nothing much can be kept secret, and these images have appeared on the web, along with many others.