Greely Island

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Greely Island
Greely Island, within the Zichy Land islands
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Greely Island is located towards its eastern side.
Geography
LocationArctic
Coordinates81°00′16″N 58°17′52″E / 81.0044°N 58.2978°E / 81.0044; 58.2978
ArchipelagoFranz Josef Archipelago
Area149 km2 (58 sq mi)
Highest elevation447 m (1467 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Greely Island (Russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]

This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.

Geography

Greely Island's area is 127 km2 (49 sq mi) and it is almost completely

glacierized.[2]

Greely Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island by a narrow sound.

Adjacent Islands

Kuhn Island

Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна, Ostrov Kuna) is a large island with unglacierized shores lying off Greely Island's northern coastline. It has a maximum height of 228 m (748 ft).[3]

Brosch Island

Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 85 m (279 ft).

Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition
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Kane Island

Kane Island (Russian: Остров Кейна, Ostrov Keyna) is another large partly unglacierized island lying off Greely Island's northeastern shore, southeast of Kuhn Island and separated from it by a 2 km (1.2 mi) narrow sound. It has a maximum height of 282 m (925 ft). Kane Island was named after American Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.[4]

View

Various islands of Franz Josef Land

See also

References

  1. ^ Location[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ UNEP - Islands
  3. ^ a b Циглер (1965). Topographical Map U-40-XXVIII,IXXX,XXX (Map). 1 : 200 000. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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