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Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land , Rus. Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa, archipelago, c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean N of Novaya Zemlya, Russia. It consists of 85 islands of volcanic origin, including Aleksandra Land, George Land, Wilczek Land, Graham Bell Island, Hooker Island, and Rudolf Island. Government observation stations (erected 1929) and settlements are on the latter two islands. Some 90% of Franz Josef Land is covered by ice interspersed with poor lichen vegetation; the average mean temperature is 6.5°F (-14.2°C). The islands were explored in 1873 by Karl Weyprecht and Julius von Payer, leaders of an Austrian expedition, and were subsequently more fully explored by expeditions such as those led by Frederick George Jackson (1894–97), Fridtjof Nansen (who spent the winter of 1895–96 in Franz Josef Land), Walter Wellman (1898–99), the duke of the Abruzzi (1899–1900), Evelyn Baldwin (1902–3), and Anthony Fiala (1903–5). In 1926 Russia, then a constituent republic of the USSR, claimed the archipelago as national territory. |
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"Franz Josef Land." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Franz Josef Land." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FranzJosL.html "Franz Josef Land." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-FranzJosL.html |
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Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land (Zemlya Frantsa‐Iosifa), Russia An archipelago of nearly 200 islands in the Barents Sea discovered in 1873 by an Austro‐Hungarian expedition which named it after Franz Josef ( Francis Joseph) (1830–1916), Emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and King of Hungary (1867–1916). The archipelago was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1926.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Franz Josef Land." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Franz Josef Land." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-FranzJosefLand.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Franz Josef Land." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-FranzJosefLand.html |
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Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land (Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa) Russian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of Archangel'sk oblast. A group of c.187 islands, it includes Alexandra Land, George Land and Graham Bell Island. It was discovered in 1873 by an Austrian expedition, and was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1926. Area: c.20,700sq km (8000sq mi).
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"Franz Josef Land." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Franz Josef Land." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-FranzJosefLand.html "Franz Josef Land." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-FranzJosefLand.html |
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