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Adelaide Island (Russian: остров Аделаиды) is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation, in the north-east of the archipelago, which lies in the Kara Sea. The highest point of the island is 48 metres (157 ft).
Russian: остров Аделаиды | |
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 Location of Belaya Zemlya in the Kara Sea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Russian Arctic |
| Coordinates | 81°37′31.70″N 61°55′46.11″E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Land |
| Highest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
It is one of three glaciated islands that comprise Belaya Zemlya, a geographical subgroup of the Franz Josef archipelago.
Yeva-Liv Island lies 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the northeast.
Adelaide Island was discovered by Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen on 9 August 1895 on their return journey from an attempt to reach the North Pole.[1] Nansen named the island after his mother Adelaide Johanne Thekla Isidore Wedel-Jarlsberg [no].
See also
References
- Nansen, Fridtjof (1897). Farthest North, Volume II. London: Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 342–344. footnote 6.
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Adelaide Island (Russia)
[fr] Île Adélaïde (Russie)
L'île Adélaïde est une île du nord-est de la terre François-Joseph. D'une superficie de 2 km2, elle est toujours glacée. Son point culminant est à 48 m d'altitude. Située à 5 km au sud-ouest de l'île Eva, elle fait partie du groupe nommé Terre Blanche. Elle tient son nom de la princesse Adélaïde de Hohenlohe-Langenbourg.[it] Isola di Adelaide
L'isola di Adelaide (in russo Остров Аделаиды, Ostrov Adelaidy) è un'isola russa del gruppo Belaja Zemlja che fa parte dell'arcipelago della Terra di Francesco Giuseppe, nell'Oceano Artico; si trova nella parte nord-orientale dell'arcipelago.[ru] Остров Аделаиды
О́стров Аделаи́ды — необитаемый остров архипелага Земля Франца-Иосифа. Наивысшая точка острова — 48 метров. Административно относится к Приморскому району Архангельской области России.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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