Kara Sea Novaya Zemlya are also registered as a sanctuary, the Russian Arctic National Park. Kara Sea The Kara Sea (, "Karskoye more") is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. It is named after the Kara River (flowing into Baydaratskaya Bay), which is now relatively insignificant but which played an important role in the Russian conquest of northern Siberia. The Kara River name is derived from Nenets word meaning "hummocked ice".
Shire of Kara Kara Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell, and the Grampians National Park within the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke. The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Kara Kara The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994. Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road