Ziegler Island

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Ziegler Island
Russian: Остров Циглера
Location of the Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Ziegler Island lies roughly in its center.
Geography
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	81°06′N 56°11′E / 81.100°N 56.183°E / 81.100; 56.183 (?)
Archipelago	Zichy Land in Franz Josef Land
Area	448 km² (173 sq mi)
Highest elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Country
Russia
Demographics
Population	0

Ziegler Island (Russian: Остров Циглера; Ostrov Tsiglera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

This island is 45 km (28 mi) long, stretching from the NW to the SE. Its area is 448 km² (173 sq mi) and it is almost completely unglacierized. The highest point on Ziegler Island is 554 m (1,818 ft). Ziegler Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago.

Adjacent islands

Ostrov Ugol'noy Kopi is a round island wedged between Ziegler Island and Greely Island 80°57′52″N 58°02′46″E / 80.9644°N 58.0461°E / 80.9644; 58.0461. It is about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) in diameter. Highest point 393 m (1,289 ft). Unglacierized. Ugol'noy Kopi is separated from Ziegler island by a 600 m (660 yd) narrow sound.

History

This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships America, Fridtjof and Belgica, and of the 1903-1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition. The Austrian observing site Payer-Weyprecht (probably 81°06′N 56°11′E / 81.100°N 56.183°E / 81.100; 56.183) was established around the start of the 20th century on this island.

View

Various islands of Franz Josef Land

References

↑ The First Cruise

External links

Island Names in Russian
Arctic expeditions:
- Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition, 1903-1905

v t e Franz Josef Land

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History	Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition Nansen's Fram expedition Jackson–Harmsworth Expedition Jason Ziegler Polar Expedition Yrmark Bratvaag Expedition Malygin

Outposts	Ernst Krenkel Observatory Nagurskoye

Geography	Austrian Strait Cape Bystrova Cape Fligely Cape Kohlsaat Cape Mary Harmsworth Russian Arctic National Park

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