 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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 81°00′16″N 58°17′52″E / 81.0044°N 58.2978°E / 81.0044; 58.2978 |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
| Area | 149 km (58 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 447 m (1467 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Greely Island (Russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.
Geography
Greely Island's area is 127 km (49 sq mi) and it is almost completely glacierized.
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).
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). This island was named after Gustav Brosch, a naval lieutenant from Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.
Kane Island
Main article: Kane IslandKane 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.
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See also
References
- Location
- UNEP - Islands
- ^ Циглер (1965). Topographical Map U-40-XXVIII,IXXX,XXX (Map). 1 : 200 000. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- Schimanski, Johan; Spring, Ulrike (2015). Passagiere des Eises: Polarhelden und arktische Diskurse 1874. Vienna: Böhlau. p. 446. ISBN 9783205796060.
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