Zemlya Georga
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Zemlya Georga, or Prince George Land (Russian
: Земля Георга, Zemlya Georga ("George Land")) is an island located at 80°26′43"N 49°00′45"E. It is a part of Franz Josef Land
, Russia
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With a total surface of 2,821 km², Zemlya Georga is the largest island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is also the longest, with a distance of 115 km between its northernmost and its southernmost ends. The highest point of the island is an unnamed location on the northeastern ice dome, at 416 m.
Zemlya Georga has a complex coastline, with many bays, deep inlets and capes. Most of the island lies under large glaciers. There is a large, mostly unglacierized peninsula in its northern end, Poluostrov Armitidzh. The westernmost cape of this peninsula is Mys Mul'tanovskogo, beyond which lies the sound known as Proliv Arkhangelskiy between Zemlya Georga and Alexandra Land
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The sound known as Cambridge Channel (Proliv Kambritch) is located further to the southwest.
Zemlya Georga has three capes pointing southwestwards in its southern coast: Cape Neale (the westernmost end of the island), Cape Crowther and Cape Grant. Its easternmost cape is known as Mys Murray.
The two capes pointing north, Mys Bryusa and Mys Battenberg are separated from each other by the Sommerville Bay.
The Nightingale Channel (Proliv Neytingeyl) runs east of Zemlya Georga, separating it from Bruce Island
.
Zemlya Georga was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition
in honor of Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
(1669–1705), who became Generalfeldwachtmeister in the Austrian Army in 1694 and its Fieldmarshal since 1699.
Russian language
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: Земля Георга, Zemlya Georga ("George Land")) is an island located at 80°26′43"N 49°00′45"E. It is a part of Franz Josef Land
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
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With a total surface of 2,821 km², Zemlya Georga is the largest island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is also the longest, with a distance of 115 km between its northernmost and its southernmost ends. The highest point of the island is an unnamed location on the northeastern ice dome, at 416 m.
Zemlya Georga has a complex coastline, with many bays, deep inlets and capes. Most of the island lies under large glaciers. There is a large, mostly unglacierized peninsula in its northern end, Poluostrov Armitidzh. The westernmost cape of this peninsula is Mys Mul'tanovskogo, beyond which lies the sound known as Proliv Arkhangelskiy between Zemlya Georga and Alexandra Land
Alexandra Land
Alexandra Land is a large island located in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. Not counting detached and far-lying Victoria Island, it is the westernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago.The highest point of the island is...
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The sound known as Cambridge Channel (Proliv Kambritch) is located further to the southwest.
Zemlya Georga has three capes pointing southwestwards in its southern coast: Cape Neale (the westernmost end of the island), Cape Crowther and Cape Grant. Its easternmost cape is known as Mys Murray.
The two capes pointing north, Mys Bryusa and Mys Battenberg are separated from each other by the Sommerville Bay.
The Nightingale Channel (Proliv Neytingeyl) runs east of Zemlya Georga, separating it from Bruce Island
Bruce Island
Bruce Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Its area is 191 km². The highest point of the island is 301 m.Except for a very small area at the western shoreline, Bruce Island is completely glacierized....
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Zemlya Georga was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition
Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition was an expedition that ran from 1872–74 and discovered Franz-Josef Land. According to Julius von Payer, one of the leaders, the journey was to find the north-eastern passage. It actually explored the area northwest of Novaya Zemlya. According to the...
in honor of Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt
Prince George Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is known for his career in Habsburg Spain, as Viceroy of Catalonia , head of the Austrian army in the War of Spanish Succession and governor of Gibraltar in 1704...
(1669–1705), who became Generalfeldwachtmeister in the Austrian Army in 1694 and its Fieldmarshal since 1699.
Adjacent Islands
- David Island (Ostrovok Davida), lat 80.15 N long 47.33 E, is a small islet located off Zemlya Georga's southwestern point.
- Arthur IslandArthur IslandArthur Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. It belongs administratively to the Arkhangelsk Oblast of the Russian Federation....
lies north of Zemlya Georga's northernmost end, separated from it by the sound known as Proliv Li-Smita.