Kuhn Island (russian: Остров Куна; Ostrov Kuna) is an island in
Franz Josef Land
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Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...
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Russia
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Geography
The island has a maximum altitude of . Between its westernmost point, Cape Golovin (Russian: мыс Головина), and its easternmost point, Cape Obryvisty (Russian: мыс Обрывистый), it is about in length. Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small
Brosch Island
Greely Island (russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.
Geography
Greely Island's area is and it is almo ...
(Russian: Остров Брош, ''Ostrov Brosh'') with a maximum height of .
Kane Island
Kane Island (russian: Остров Кейна; Ostrov Keyna) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic.
Geography
The largely unglacierised Kane island has a maximum altitude of . It is about in length, measured f ...
lies to the east. All three islands are separated from the larger
Greely Island
Greely Island (russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.
Geography
Greely Island's area is and it is almo ...
to the south by the Sternek Strait (Russian: пролив Штернека).
History
The island was discovered by the
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was an Arctic expedition to find the North-East Passage that ran from 1872 to 1874 under the leadership of Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht. The expedition discovered and partially explored Franz Josef Lan ...
in 1874 and was named in honour of the Austro-Hungarian minister of war
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld
Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld (15 July 1817 – 25 May 1896) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer who fought against Giuseppe Garibaldi in the wars of Italian independence and served as Imperial and Royal Minister of War from 1868 to 1874. Duri ...
, a patron of
Julius Payer
Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (2 September 1841, – 29 August 1915), ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, arctic explorer, cartographer, painter, and professor at the Ther ...
, one of the expedition's leaders.
See also
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Franz Josef Land
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List of islands of Russia
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Organizations
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References
External links
Kuhn Island (Ostrov Kuna) - Franz Josef Lando
www.franz-josef-land.info
Islands of Franz Josef Land
Uninhabited islands of Russia
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