Becker Island
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Becker Island is an island in Franz Josef Land
, Russia
n Arctic. It is located straight south of Rainer Island
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Becker Island is long and narrow, stretching from East to West. Its length is 14 km (8.7 mi) and its average width 3 km (1.9 mi).
The eastern half of this island is unglacierized. Highest point 165 m (541 ft); the eastern cape is not far away from this summit and is known as Mys Galkovskogo.
Becker Island was named after German civil engineer and entomologist Theodor Becker
(1840 - 1928). Becker wrote about the insects in North Siberia as a contribution to the scientific results of Baron Eduard von Toll
's Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1903
.
Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. Franz Josef Land consists of 191 ice-covered islands with a...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Arctic. It is located straight south of Rainer Island
Rainer Island
Rainer Island or Rainier Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E....
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Becker Island is long and narrow, stretching from East to West. Its length is 14 km (8.7 mi) and its average width 3 km (1.9 mi).
The eastern half of this island is unglacierized. Highest point 165 m (541 ft); the eastern cape is not far away from this summit and is known as Mys Galkovskogo.
Becker Island was named after German civil engineer and entomologist Theodor Becker
Theodor Becker
Theodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
(1840 - 1928). Becker wrote about the insects in North Siberia as a contribution to the scientific results of Baron Eduard von Toll
Eduard Toll
Eduard Gustav von Toll was a Baltic German geologist and Arctic explorer in Russian service. Often referred to as Baron von Toll or as Eduard v. Toll, in Russia he is known as Eduard Vasiliyevich Toll . Eduard Toll was born on and he died in 1902 in an unknown location in the Arctic Ocean)...
's Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1903
Zarya (polar ship)
Zarya was a steam- and sail-powered brig used by the Russian Academy of Sciences for a polar exploration during 1900–1903.Toward the end of the 19th century, the Russian Academy of Sciences sought to build a general-purpose research vessel for long-term expeditions. The first such Russian...
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