Zichy Land
Земля Зичи | |
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Geography | |
Location | Arctic |
Coordinates | 81°00′N56°00′E/ 81.000°N 56.000°E |
Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
Total islands | 22 |
Major islands | Salisbury Island,Jackson Island |
Highest elevation | 620 m (2030 ft) |
Highest point | Peak Parnass |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Zichy Land(‹See Tfd›Russian:Земля Зичи;Zemlya Zichy) is a geographical subgroup ofFranz 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.[1]
This island group was named afterHungarianCount Ödön Zichy(1811-1894)[2]who was, besideCount Johann Nepomuk Wilczek,the second highest sponsor for theAustro-Hungarian North Pole Expeditionto Franz Josef Land.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]The broad channel to the southwest of Zichy Land is known asMarkham Soundor Markham Channel (‹See Tfd›Russian:Пролив маркама;Proliv Markama), after the British polar explorer Admiral SirAlbert Hastings Markham.[citation needed]
The northernmost point of Zichy Land isCape BemaonKarl-Alexander Islandand its southernmost point isCape FiumeonChamp Island.The distance between the two comprises 114 kilometres (71 miles). Cape Armitidzhin Luigi Island is the westernmost point of the subgroup. The highest point is 620 metres (2,034 feet) highPeak Parnasslocated onWiener Neustadt Island.[3] The channels separating the islands in the southeastern area of the group are very narrow.
Islands
[edit]The individual islands forming the Zemlya Zichy archipelago are (from North to south):
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