PROSPECTS OF EXTREME TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF NOVAYA ZEMLYA

The paper presents the results of research on the possible development of extreme tourism in the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya. The authors suggestb their own definition of the term ‘extreme tourism’ as an independent type of tourism, since in is impossible to classify the tour as an extreme one within the classifications that had been intro¬duced by other authors. Extreme tourism is the active form of tourism, including travel of different specialization with an increased risk to human health, a necessary condition is a high degree of ensuring the security of the tourist. To simplify the classification of the tour, criteria of extreme tourism were developed, and if the tour meets two or more of the criteria, it is extreme. The paper presents the security criteria for extreme tourism in the studied area. A comprehensive assessment of Novaya Zemlya as a destination for the development of this type of tourism was per¬formed. For this purpose, the bioclimate of the studied area is considered within the following parameters: insolation, wind and temperature, atmospheric circulation; the relief of the archipelago and its unique and amazing wildlife are considered as well. All this leads to the conclusion that Novaya Zemlya is a perspective direction for the develop¬ment of extreme tourism.