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Greely Island (Russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]
 Greely Island, within the Zichy Land islands | |
 Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Greely Island is located towards its eastern side. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 81.0044°N 58.2978°E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
| Area | 149 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 447 m (1467 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.
Geography
Greely Island's area is 127 km2 (49 sq mi) and it is almost completely glacierized.[2]
Greely Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island by a narrow sound.
Adjacent Islands
Kuhn Island
Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна, Ostrov Kuna) is a large island with unglacierized shores lying off Greely Island's northern coastline. It has a maximum height of 228 m (748 ft).[3]
Brosch Island
Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 85 m (279 ft).[3] This island was named after Gustav Brosch, a naval lieutenant from Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.
Kane Island
Kane Island (Russian: Остров Кейна, Ostrov Keyna) is another large partly unglacierized island lying off Greely Island's northeastern shore, southeast of Kuhn Island and separated from it by a 2 km (1.2 mi) narrow sound. It has a maximum height of 282 m (925 ft). Kane Island was named after American Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.[4]
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See also
References
- Location[permanent dead link]
- UNEP - Islands
- Циглер (1965). Topographical Map U-40-XXVIII,IXXX,XXX (Map). 1 : 200 000. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- Schimanski, Johan; Spring, Ulrike (2015). Passagiere des Eises: Polarhelden und arktische Diskurse 1874. Vienna: Böhlau. p. 446. ISBN 9783205796060.
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На других языках
[de] Greely-Insel
Greely-Insel (russisch Остров Грили; Ostrow Grili) ist eine Insel des arktischen Franz-Josef-Lands. Administrativ gehört sie zur russischen Oblast Archangelsk.- [en] Greely Island
[fr] Île Greely
L'île Greely (en russe : Остров Грили, Ostrov Grili) est une île de la terre François-Joseph.[it] Isola di Greely
L'isola di Greely (in russo Остров Грили, ostrov Grili) è un'isola russa nell'Oceano Artico che fa parte della Terra di Zichy nell'arcipelago della Terra di Francesco Giuseppe.[ru] Остров Грили
О́стров Гри́ли — остров в центральной части архипелага Земля Франца-Иосифа. Площадь острова 149 км², наивысшая точка — 447 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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