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Wilczek Island, (Остров Вильчека; Ostrov Vil'cheka) is located in the southeastern end of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
 Location of Wilczek Island and its neighboring islands in the Franz Josef Archipelago | |
  Wilczek Island Остров Вильчека Wilczek Island (Russia) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 79°53′N 58°45′E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Land |
| Area | 50 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Length | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russian Federation | |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | |
History
Wilczek Island was the first island of the Franz Josef Archipelago on which the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition set foot on November 1, 1873. A grave was dug ashore for Otto Krisch, a deceased member of the expedition and a cairn was erected with a message in a sealed container in it informing about the new discovery.
On August 5, 1991, German ship Dagmar Aaen with the Arved Fuchs expedition reached Wilczek Island. Fuchs dug up the Austro-Hungarian expedition bottle from among the stones in the cairn, but the writing inside could not be read. The document was brought to the office the Federal Criminal Police Office in Wiesbaden. There the writing was deciphered and it was confirmed that it was a note from Polar explorers Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht. The document is now in the German Naval Museum in Bremerhaven.[1]
Geography
Wilczek Island is a 10 km (6 mi) long island southwest of Salm Island, separated from the latter by a 3 km (2 mi) wide sound. The island is mostly unglacierized, except for a small ice cap in the north and a smaller one in the south.[2]
"Wilczek Island" should not be confused with much larger Wilczek Land located in the same archipelago, but they are both named after Austro-Hungarian Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek.[3] Count Hans Wilczek was the most important sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land.
Adjacent islands
Lamont Island
12 km south of Wilczek Island lies Lamont Island (остров Ламон) 79° 48' N; 58° 40' E. This is a small double island, only 1.3 km in length. Lamont Island is the southernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. In some maps it appears as Lamon Island.
This double islet was named after Scottish Arctic explorer Sir James Lamont.[4]
See also
References
- German Wikipedia
- "Ostrov Vil'cheka". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- John Nepomuk Graf Wilchek
- James Lamont
External links
На других языках
[de] Wilczek-Insel
Die Wilczek-Insel (russisch остров Вильчека, Ostrow Wiltscheka) ist die zweitsüdlichste Insel des Franz-Josef-Lands (südlicher liegt nur die Lamont-Insel) im Arktischen Ozean und zugleich die erste Insel, die die Österreichisch-Ungarische Nordpolexpedition betrat. Sie sollte nicht mit Wilczek-Land, der zweitgrößten Insel desselben Archipels, verwechselt werden. Beide Inseln sind nach Johann Nepomuk Graf Wilczek benannt. Die Oberfläche der zwölf Kilometer langen Wilczek-Insel ist teilweise vergletschert. Wie überall auf Franz-Josef-Land kann man auch auf ihr Eisbären antreffen.- [en] Wilczek Island
[fr] Île Wilczek
L'Île Wilczek (en russe : Остров Вильчека, Ostrov Vil'cheka) est une île de la terre François-Joseph. Il ne faut pas la confondre avec la Terre de Wilczek située dans le même archipel.[it] Isola di Wilczek
L'isola di Wilczek (in russo: Остров Вильчека, ostrov Vil'čeka) è un'isola russa nell'Oceano Artico che fa parte dell'arcipelago della Terra di Francesco Giuseppe. Non è da confondere con la ben più grande Terra di Wilczek, che si trova più a nord.[ru] Остров Вильчека
Остров Вильчека — остров архипелага Земля Франца-Иосифа, Приморский район 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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