Profiles of the archipelago’s individual islands, capes, straits, and other named places.
Graham Bell Island is the easternmost and one of the largest islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Russian Arctic. Discovered in 1899, it hosts the historic Greem Bell airfield and remains a focal point for polar research and Cold‑War heritage.
Wilczek Land is the second‑largest island of Russia’s Franz Josef Land archipelago. Nearly fully glacierised, it hosts several historic Arctic expedition sites and a complex system of ice domes named after early explorers and scientists.
British Channel is a deep Arctic strait in the western Franz Josef Land archipelago, separating Prince George Land from Hooker and Koetlitz Islands. Discovered by the Jackson–Harmsworth expedition in 1875, it remains a key passage for sea ice and wildlife.
Austrian Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the eastern Franz Josef Land archipelago, separating Wilczek Land from Wiener Neustadt and Hall Islands. First charted by the Austro‑Hungarian North Pole Expedition in 1874, it remains a key reference for Arctic navigation and research.
