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Rudolf Island is almost completely glaciated. It is located very close to the limit of permanent Polar ice. Its highest point is 461 m (1,512 ft). The Middendorff Glacier (Lednik Middendorfa) covers the southeastern part of the island. [4] Cape Fligely, located on Rudolf Island's northern shore, is the northernmost point of Europe and Russia.
This is a list of the extreme points of the Arctic, ... Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Northernmost Point — Cape Fligeli, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia (81°50'N, 59°14'E) Southernmost Point — Dana Island, Rote Ndao , Indonesia [ 1 ] (11°00'S, 122°52'E) When Cocos (Keeling) Islands included as part of Southeast Asia , then South Island (12°11'22"S, 96°54'22"E)
Southernmost point. Punta de Tarifa, Spain (36°00'00.2"N 05°36'39.5"W). This is the southernmost point of a small island connected to the coast by a causeway in 1808, so no longer an island. If manmade land is not accepted, the continental southernmost point is located slightly more to the North at 36°00'25"N. Westernmost point.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
This is a list of the extreme points of Asia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. Asia Northernmost Point — Cape Fligely , Prince Rudolf Island , Franz Josef Land , Russia (81°52'N)
The first drifting ice station was set up out of Rudolf Island in 1936. [34] An airstrip was then constructed on a glacier on the island, and by 1937 the winter population hit 300. [35] Activity dwindled during the Second World War and only a small group of men were kept at Rudolf Island, remaining unsupplied throughout the war. [36]
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