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Alexandra Land
A large island at the western edge of the main archipelago. Ice domes cover much of its western and southeastern terrain.
80.634° N, 46.584° E
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A small southwestern island named for its bell-shaped mountain. Benjamin Leigh Smith's 1881 expedition built Eira Lodge here.
80.007° N, 49.264° E
Cape Fligely
A cape on the northern shore of Rudolf Island, close to the archipelago's northernmost land. Payer's expedition reached it in April 1874.
81.843° N, 59.239° E
Read related articleCape Flora
The site of the June 1896 encounter between Fridtjof Nansen and Frederick Jackson. The cape is associated with several expeditions and lies on West Northbrook Island.
79.950° N, 50.083° E
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An island in the Zichy group known for its rounded stone concretions. Exposed coastal terrain contrasts with its ice-covered interior.
80.674° N, 56.237° E
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One of the largest islands in the eastern archipelago. Morgan Strait separates it from Wilczek Land, with the Kara Sea beyond its eastern shores.
80.866° N, 64.289° E
Read related articleHall Island
A southern island associated with the 1873 Austro-Hungarian expedition. The rock towers at Cape Tegetthoff are a distinctive coastal feature.
80.356° N, 57.731° E
Hooker Island
Home to Tikhaya Bay and the seabird cliffs of Rubini Rock. The former polar station connects the island's geography with the history of Arctic science.
80.233° N, 53.033° E
Read related articleJackson Island
Nansen and Johansen spent the winter of 1895–1896 on this island during their return from an attempt to reach the North Pole.
81.230° N, 56.629° E
Read related articleNorthbrook Island
A historic island name on the southern fringe of the archipelago, now distinguished as East and West Northbrook. Cape Flora was a meeting point for polar expeditions.
80.020° N, 50.900° E
Read related articlePrince George Land
The largest island in Franz Josef Land. Its long, indented coastline and ice domes dominate the western archipelago.
80.445° N, 49.013° E
Read related articleRubini Rock
Columnar basalt cliffs near Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island. The rock supports a seabird colony and is one of the archipelago's notable wildlife study sites.
80.300° N, 52.833° E
Read related articleRudolf Island
The northernmost island of the archipelago, with Cape Fligely on its northern coast. Teplitz Bay is associated with early attempts to reach the North Pole.
81.767° N, 58.560° E
Read related articleTikhaya Bay
The polar station on Hooker Island operated from 1929 to 1960. Its surviving buildings preserve a chapter of Arctic observation and research.
80.338° N, 52.774° E
Read related articleWiener Neustadt Island
An almost entirely glaciated island in the Zichy group. Peak Parnass, usually cited at 620 metres, is the archipelago's highest point.
80.800° N, 58.333° E
Read related articleWilczek Land
A large, heavily glaciated island east of Austrian Strait. Its name commemorates Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek, a supporter of the Austro-Hungarian expedition.
80.580° N, 60.500° E
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