Koldewey Island
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Koldewey Island is an island in Franz Josef Land
, Russia
. It is 3,7 km in length, highest point is 66 m (temporary named as Mountain of Carl-Christian). On the top there is a double peak stack (6 m high). The second highest point Mountain of Robert-Johann in the south west is named after Carl Koldewey's son Robert Koldewey
. The island has no lakes but its single valley has a creek in the summer.
The island belongs to the Russkaya Arktika National Park
since 15th June 2009. There is the same arctic climate and flora as the "mother" island Salm but Koldewey is fully unglacierized.
The sound between both islands is about 200 meters deep. The island extends in two directions: in the north more dynamically with a longish steep cape and small islet Schoenau at the end, in the south west very shallow, long flat bar cape with over 6 km (4 mi) underwater reef not deeper as 35 m, that connects with the glacierized side of the Salm Island. The middle peak of the large bank (temorary named Siegfried-Elof Bar) reaches just a meter and a half under the surface and lies in the Lavrov Sound 12 km (7 mi) opposite to the famous Cape Tegetthoff on the Hall Island.
The Koldewey Island is named after Captain Carl Koldewey
, leader of the second German expedition to Greenland and Spitsbergen in the late 19th century.
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...
. It is 3,7 km in length, highest point is 66 m (temporary named as Mountain of Carl-Christian). On the top there is a double peak stack (6 m high). The second highest point Mountain of Robert-Johann in the south west is named after Carl Koldewey's son Robert Koldewey
Robert Koldewey
Robert Johann Koldewey was a German architect, famous for his discovery of the ancient city of Babylon in modern day Iraq. He was born in Blankenburg am Harz in Germany, the duchy of Brunswick, and died in Berlin at the age of 70...
. The island has no lakes but its single valley has a creek in the summer.
The island belongs to the Russkaya Arktika National Park
Russkaya Arktika National Park
Russkaya Arktika National Park is a national park of Russia, which was established in June 2009. It covers a large and remote area of the Arctic Ocean, the northern part of Novaya Zemlya , and Franz Josef Land.-Geography:...
since 15th June 2009. There is the same arctic climate and flora as the "mother" island Salm but Koldewey is fully unglacierized.
The sound between both islands is about 200 meters deep. The island extends in two directions: in the north more dynamically with a longish steep cape and small islet Schoenau at the end, in the south west very shallow, long flat bar cape with over 6 km (4 mi) underwater reef not deeper as 35 m, that connects with the glacierized side of the Salm Island. The middle peak of the large bank (temorary named Siegfried-Elof Bar) reaches just a meter and a half under the surface and lies in the Lavrov Sound 12 km (7 mi) opposite to the famous Cape Tegetthoff on the Hall Island.
The Koldewey Island is named after Captain Carl Koldewey
Carl Koldewey
Carl Christian Koldewey was a German Arctic explorer. He led both German North Polar Expeditions.-Life and career:...
, leader of the second German expedition to Greenland and Spitsbergen in the late 19th century.
Adjacent islands
Very close to Koldewey Island, off its northern point, lies one of the smallest islands:- Schönau Island, Ostrov Shœnau or Shyonau lies in the Lavrov Sound opposite to the Hall and Berghaus Islands. It is only 90 m across.