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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.
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
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 (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russian Federation, [1] [2] and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is 911 kilometres (566 mi) south from the North Pole.
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.
Arhipelagul Franz Josef; Usage on simple.wikipedia.org Franz Josef Land; Usage on sl.wikipedia.org Dežela Franca Jožefa; Usage on sw.wikipedia.org Funguvisiwa la Franz Josef; Usage on th.wikipedia.org ฟรานซ์โจเซฟแลนด์; Usage on tr.wikipedia.org Franz Josef Toprakları; Usage on uz.wikipedia.org Frans-Iosif Yeri
The island is located in the center of a cluster of islands of similar size separated from each other by narrow sounds. The channel to the southwest of the subgroup is Proliv Allen-Yung (пролив Аллен-Юнг), the one at the southeast is Proliv Sidorova (пролив Сидорова), the channel to the northeast is the Markham Sound (пролив Маркама), and the one in the ...