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Luigi Island
Luigi Island (russian: Остров Луиджи; Ostrov Luidzhi) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. Luigi Island has a surface of 371 km2 and it is heavily glacierized. The highest point of the island is 442 m. Luigi Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated by narrow channels from Salisbury Island in the northeast and from Champ Island in the southeast. The broad channel in the west of Luigi Island is known as Markham Channel (Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after British polar explorer Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham. Luigi Island was named after Italian mountaineer and explorer Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King .... References Histor ...
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Kara Sea ZFJZL
Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dagestan, Russia * Kara, Sardauna, a village in Sardauna, Nigeria * Kara, Bougainville, a town on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea * Kara, Togo, a city in northern Togo ** Kara Region ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara, Togo * Gaya confederacy or Kara, a former confederation in the southern Korean peninsula * Kara crater, a meteorite crater in northern Russia Rivers, Seas * Kara (river), a river in northern Russia, flowing into the Kara Sea * Kara River (other), other rivers named Kara * Kara Lake, Bolivia * Kara Sea, a sea in the Arctic Ocean * Kara Strait, a strait in Russia People * Kara (name), a surname and given name, and a list of people with the name * Kara people, an ethnic group in Sudan they exceed 100,000 member ...
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Franz Josef Land
, native_name = , image_name = Map of Franz Josef Land-en.svg , image_caption = Map of Franz Josef Land , image_size = , map_image = Franz Josef Land location-en.svg , map_caption = Location of Franz Josef Land , nickname = , location = Arctic Ocean , coordinates = , archipelago = , total_islands = 192 , major_islands = , area_km2 = 16134 , length_km = , width_km = , highest_mount = Wilczek Land , elevation_m = 670 , population = 0 , population_as_of = 2017 , density_km2 = , ethnic_groups = , country = , country_admin_divisions_title = Federal subject , country_admin_divisions = Arkhangelsk Oblast , additional_info = Franz Josef Land, Frantz Iosef Land, Franz Joseph Land or Francis Joseph's Land ( rus, Земля́ Фра́нца-Ио́сифа, r=Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa, no, Fridtjof Nansen Land) is a Russian archipelago ...
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Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ...
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Zichy Land
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. This island group was named after Hungarian Count Ödön Zichy (1811-1894) who was, beside Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek, the second highest sponsor for the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land. 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. The northernmost point of Zichy Land is Cape Bema on Karl-Alexander Island and its southernmost point is Cape Fiume on Champ Island. The distance between the two comprises . Cape Armitidzh in Luigi Isl ...
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Salisbury Island (Russia)
Salisbury Island, (Russian: Остров Солсбери; ''Ostrov Solsberi'') is an island located in the central area of Franz Josef Land, Russia. Geography Salisbury Island is relatively large and long, having a surface of 960 km². Its highest point is 482 m and practically the entire surface of the island is glacierized. Salisbury Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It has very little open sea around it, being wedged between Luigi Island and Champ Island on its southwestern shores, Ziegler Island in the northeast and Wiener Neustadt Island in the east. The island was named by Frederick George Jackson during his 1894–1897 expedition. A possible source for the name is geology professor Rollin D. Salisbury (1858-1922), of the University of Chicago. Salisbury was second-in-command on the Peary relief expedition. It is also possible that Jackson named the island after Lord Salisbury. Adjacent Islands *Elisabeth Island (Остро ...
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Champ Island
, native_name = , native_name_link = , image_name = Сферолит на острове Чамп.jpg , image_caption = Landscape of the island with a concretion. , image_size = , map_image = Kara sea ZFJCH.PNG , map_caption = Location of Champ Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago , nickname = , location = Arctic , coordinates = , archipelago = Zichy Land Franz Josef Archipelago , total_islands = , major_islands = , area_km2 = 374 , length_km = , width_km = , highest_mount = , elevation_m = 507 , population = 0 , population_as_of = , density_km2 = , ethnic_groups = , country = Russia , additional_info = Champ Island (Russian: Остров Чамп; ''Ostrov Champ'') The highest point of the island is 507 meters above sea level. The area is 374 km². It is the southernmost island of the Zichy group of islands. Administrative ...
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Albert Hastings Markham
Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He is also remembered for designing the flag of New Zealand. Family and background Albert Markham was the fifth son of Captain John Markham, who had retired from the navy because of ill health with the rank of lieutenant. John Markham's grandfather, William Markham, had been Archbishop of York. He was a cousin and close friend of Sir Clements Markham. Albert was born in Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of France, where the family lived before moving to a farm on Guernsey. At age thirteen, Albert was sent to London to live with his aunt, the wife of his uncle David Markham ( Canon of Windsor from 1827 to 1853), at 4 Onslow Square. Neighbours included the explorer Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy and novelist William Thackeray. He was educated at ...
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Luigi Amedeo, Duke Of The Abruzzi
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. He is known for his Arctic explorations and for his mountaineering expeditions, particularly to Mount Saint Elias and K2. He also served as an Italian admiral during World War I. He created Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi in Italian Somalia during his last years of life. Early years He was born in Madrid, Spain as the third oldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna. Prince Luigi Amedeo was a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy. He was born during his father's brief reign as King Amadeo of Spain. His siblings are Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Prince Vittorio Emanuele, and Prince Umberto. Shortly after his birth, his father, who had rei ...
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