Zichy Land
Земля Зичи | |
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Geography | |
Location | Arctic |
Coordinates | 81°00′N 56°00′E / 81.000°N 56.000°E |
Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
Total islands | 22 |
Major islands | Salisbury Island, Jackson Island |
Highest elevation | 620 m (2030 ft) |
Highest point | |
Administration | |
Russian Federation | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Zichy Land (Russian: Земля Зичи; Zemlya Zichy) is a geographical subgroup of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is formed by the central cluster of large islands in the midst of the archipelago. The islands are separated from each other by narrow sounds that are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole.[1]
This island group was named after Hungarian Count Ödön Zichy (1811-1894) [2] who was, beside Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek, the second highest sponsor for the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land.[citation needed]
Geography[]
The broad channel to the southwest of Zichy Land is known as Markham Sound or Markham Channel (Russian: Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after the British polar explorer Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham.[citation needed]
The northernmost point of Zichy Land is on Karl-Alexander Island and its southernmost point is on Champ Island. The distance between the two comprises 114 kilometres (71 miles). in Luigi Island is the westernmost point of the subgroup. The highest point is 620 metres (2,034 feet) high located on Wiener Neustadt Island.[3] The channels separating the islands in the southeastern area of the group are very narrow.
Islands[]
The individual islands forming the Zemlya Zichy archipelago are (from North to south):
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Archipelagoes of Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Archipelagoes of the Arctic Ocean
- Islands of Franz Josef Land
- Zichy family
- Arkhangelsk Oblast geography stubs