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Satellite image of Franz Josef Land from August 2011. Franz Josef Land is in a transition zone between an ice cap climate (EF) and a tundra climate (ET), technically falling into the latter because July and August average above freezing, nevertheless, low temperatures remain below freezing year round. The main forces influencing the climate are ...
Prince George Land (Zemlya Georga), lies to the east of Alexandra Island is the largest island of Franz Josef Land which measures 110 km (68 mi) from end to end. It has an area of 2,820.8 square kilometres (1,089.1 sq mi) and lies within latitude 80.50° N and longitude 49.50° E.
Plans for a national park covering northern Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land were launched in the 2000s. When the Russian Arctic National Park was established on 15 June 2009, Franz Josef Land and Victoria Island were excluded. [9] Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the archipelago in 2010, describing it as a "giant rubbish tip". [10]
Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81° 48′ 24″ N). [dubious – discuss] Franz Josef Land is near the ill-defined border between Europe and Asia; if it is not considered a part of Europe, then the northernmost point is on the island of Rossøya, Svalbard, Norway . Southernmost point on the island of Gavdos, Greece
Date: 26 October 2010: Source: Own work using: Inkscape. Topography and shoreline manually derived from a 1964 map by United States Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers (File:NU-38-39-40-41.jpg).
An Ilyushin Il-76 landing at Alexandra Land. Alexandra Land (Russian: Земля Александры, romanized: Zemlya Aleksandry) is a large island located in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Not counting detached and far-lying Victoria Island, it is the westernmost island of Franz Josef Land. It is the site of a Russian ...
The Jackson–Harmsworth expedition of 1894–1897 to Franz Josef Land was led by British Arctic explorer Frederick George Jackson and financed by newspaper proprietor Alfred Harmsworth. Jackson had been misled by speculative maps into believing that Franz Joseph Land was a land mass that extended to the North Pole.
Nansen Island (Russian: о́стров На́нсена; Ostrov Nansena) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. The island is partly glaciated and its area is 164 km 2 (63 sq mi). The highest point of the island is 372 m (1,220 ft). [1]