Wilczek Land
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Wilczek Land is a large-sized island located at 80.5833333°N 60.5°E. It is a part of Franz Josef Land
, Russia
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Wilczek Land is the second largest island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is almost completely glaciarized except for two narrow areas along its western shores. The highest point on the island is 606 m.
This large island is named after Austro-Hungarian Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek
. Count Hans Wilczek was the most important sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition
to Franz Josef Land.
Mys Ganza is Wilczek Land's westernmost cape. The channel to the west, between Wilczek Land and Gallya
is known as Avstriyskyy Proliv (Австрийский пролив).
This island should not be confused with small Wilczek Island
, "Остров Вильчека", located Southwest of Salm Island
, in the Franz Josef group itself and which was also named after the same person.
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...
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Wilczek Land is the second largest island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is almost completely glaciarized except for two narrow areas along its western shores. The highest point on the island is 606 m.
This large island is named after Austro-Hungarian Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek
Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek
Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek was an Austro-Hungarian sponsor of Polar expeditions and artists....
. Count Hans Wilczek was the most important sponsor of 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...
to Franz Josef Land.
Mys Ganza is Wilczek Land's westernmost cape. The channel to the west, between Wilczek Land and Gallya
Gallya
Hall Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Hall Island is almost completely glacierized...
is known as Avstriyskyy Proliv (Австрийский пролив).
This island should not be confused with small Wilczek Island
Wilczek Island
Wilczek Island, is located in the southeastern end of Franz Josef Land, Russia.Wilczek Island is a 10 km long island southwest of Salm Island, separated from the latter by a 3 km wide sound.-History:...
, "Остров Вильчека", located Southwest of Salm Island
Salm Island
Salm Island is a roughly round-shaped island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.Salm Island is almost completely glaciarized except for a cape in its southern shore. Its maximum length is 17 km and its area is 344 km²...
, in the Franz Josef group itself and which was also named after the same person.
History
Cape Geller (80°46′N 59°36′E) was the wintering site for two members of the 1899 Welle Expedition waiting for their team's return from the pole.Adjacent small islands
- Off Wilczek Land's southern bay, lies a small island called Klagenfurt Island (Остров Клагенфурт) about 9 km away from the shore. This island is named after KlagenfurtKlagenfurt-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
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. - Right off Wilczek Land's eastern coast lie two small islets called Ostrova Gorbunova (Острова Горбунова) their location is (80°34′N 62°01′E). These islets were named after Russian naturalist Gregory Petrovich Gorbunov.
- 1.5 km off Wilczek land's southeastern cape lie four islets in a row called (from NE to SW):
- Ostrov Derevyannyy (Остров Деревянный).
- Ostrov Daues (Остров Дауэс) or Davis Island, was named after AntarcticAntarcticThe Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
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. - Ostrov Mak-Nulta (Остров Мак-Нульта).
- Ostrov Tillo (Остров Тилло), named after UkrainianUkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
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