Markham Sound ( ru , пролив Маркама) is a strait in the eastern part of the

Franz Josef Land 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 in the Arctic Ocean. It is inhabited on ...

archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

. It was first reported and named in 1874 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 L ...

. The name commemorates the British Royal Navy officer

Albert Hastings Markham Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British List of polar explorers, explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Orde ...

(1841–1918). The Markham Sound separates the northern island group from the southern group of the Franz Josef Land archipelago. From the west the strait starts at the

British Channel British Channel (russian: Британский канал) is a strait in the western part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was first reported and named in 1875 by the Jackson–Harmsworth expedition. Th ...

, runs in a southeasterly direction and ends in the Austrian Strait.

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Straits of the Arctic Ocean Straits of Russia Franz Josef Land Bodies of water of Arkhangelsk Oblast {{ArkhangelskOblast-geo-stub