geo.wikisort.org - IslandGraham Bell Island (Russian: Остров Греэм-Белл, Ostrov Greem-Bell) is an island in the Franz Josef Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, and is administratively part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
Island in Franz Josef archipelago
Geography
Graham Bell Island is one of the largest islands of the group. It lies east of Wilczek Land, separated from it by a narrow sound known as Morgan Sound (Пролив Моргана; Proliv Morgana). It is also the easternmost island of Franz Josef Land. Cape Kohlsaat, the easternmost point of the archipelago at 81°14′N, 65°10′E, lies on Graham Bell Island's eastern shore. Cape Kohlsaat marks the northwesternmost corner of the Kara Sea and is a significant geographical landmark, and it is partly glacierized.
The highest point of Graham Bell Island, 509 m (1,670 ft), is the summit of Kupol Vetrenyy (Купол Ветреный) "Windy Dome", a large ice dome covering the western part of the island.[1]
This island was named after inventor Alexander Graham Bell.[2] Graham Bell Island should not be confused with the smaller Bell Island which is also part of the Franz Josef Archipelago and is named after the shape, not the person.[3][4]
History
Graham Bell Island was discovered on 2 May 1899 by a sledging party of the Wellman expedition composed of Evelyn Briggs Baldwin [de], Daniel Johansen, Emil Ellefsen, Olaf Ellefsen, and Paul Bjørvig.[2]
It is home to a Cold War outpost and to the airfield Greem Bell (81°09′N 64°17′E) on the Northeastern end of the island. It is the largest airfield in the archipelago. It has a runway 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) long. Russian cargo and fighter aircraft have regularly landed here since the 1950s. The runway was usable only in the 8 months of the year with sufficiently frozen ground. Before it was shut down, it was also used for tourist helicopter trips around the Russian arctic as a stopover and refueling base. The base was shut down completely in 1994. It began falling into ruins and was subsequently closed to normal visitors.[5] In May 2012, the Russian Air Force announced it would reopen Graham Bell Airfield as part of a series of reopenings of air bases in the Arctic.[6]
Adjacent islands
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- Austrian Strait
- British Channel
- Cape Bystrova
- Cape Fligely
- Cape Kohlsaat
- Cape Mary Harmsworth
- Markham Sound
- Queen Victoria Sea
- Russian Arctic National Park
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History |
- Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
- Nansen's Fram expedition
- Jackson–Harmsworth expedition
- Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition
- Ziegler Polar expedition
- Bratvaag expedition
- Malygin
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- AEA Cygnet
- AEA June Bug
- AEA Red Wing
- AEA Silver Dart
- AEA White Wing
- Aerial Experiment Association
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Bell Boatyard
- Bell Oionus I
- Bell System
- Bell Telephone Company
- Canadian Aerodrome Baddeck No. 1 and No. 2
- Canadian Aerodrome Company
- Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
- Dictation machine
- Edison Gower-Bell Telephone Company of Europe
- Elisha Gray and Alexander Bell telephone controversy
- Graphophone
- HD-4
- Hubbard Monoplane
- Life Extension Institute
- National Geographic Society
- National Telephone Company
- New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
- Oriental Telephone Company
- Phonograph cylinder
- Photophone
- Visible Speech
- Volta Laboratory and Bureau
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На других языках
[de] Graham-Bell-Insel
Die Graham-Bell-Insel (russ. Остров Греэм-Белл – Ostrow Greem Bell) ist die östlichste Insel der zu Russland gehörenden Inselgruppe Franz-Josef-Land im Nordpolarmeer.
- [en] Graham Bell Island
[es] Isla Graham Bell
La isla de Graham Bell (en ruso: Остров Греэм-Белл; Ostrov Greem-Bell) es una gran isla rusa en aguas del océano Ártico, la más occidental de las islas del archipiélago de la Tierra de Francisco José.
[fr] Île Graham Bell
L’île Graham Bell ou île de Graham Bell (en russe : Остров Греэм-Белл) est une grande île de l'est de la terre François-Joseph en Russie.
[it] Isola di Graham Bell
L'isola di Graham Bell (in russo Остров Греэм-Белл, ostrov Greėm-Bell) è un'isola disabitata russa che fa parte dell'arcipelago della Terra di Francesco Giuseppe, nell'Oceano Artico; è una delle più grandi isole del gruppo ed è la più orientale. Il punto più alto dell'isola raggiunge i 509 m.
[ru] Греэм-Белл
Гре́эм-Белл — самый восточный остров в архипелаге Земля Франца-Иосифа, в Баренцевом море, на севере Европы. Часть полярных владений России, входит в состав Архангельской области. Находится на территории государственного природного заказника федерального значения «Земля Франца-Иосифа». Площадь — 1,7 тыс. км².
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