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Gallya
Hall Island (russian: Остров Галля; Ostrov Gallya) is an island of the Russian Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land. History Hall Island was discovered on 30 August 1873, by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition, and named after American Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall. It was the first island of the Franz Josef Land, Franz Josef group which the expedition discovered and, after the smaller Wilczeck Island, the first major island on which they set foot. A small camp was built at Cape Tegethoff in 1898 by the Walter Wellman expedition. It contains a marker commemorating the discovery of the archipelago. Cape Tegetthoff was named after the main ship of the Austro-Hungarian explorers, which had been named in honor of Austrian admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. Geography Hall Island is almost completely covered by glaciers. Its highest point is and it is the summit of the Kupol Moskvy ice dome that covers the central part of the island. Besides the ice dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McClintock Island
MacKlintok Island or McClintock Island (russian: Остров Мак-Клинтока; Ostrov Mak-Klintoka) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island is roughly square-shaped and its maximum length is . Its area is and it is largely glaciated. Its highest point is . The island's northernmost point is called Cape Greely (мыс Грили). The northerwestern point is Cape Karpinsky (мыс Карпинского), the southwestern point is Cape Dillon (мыс Диллона). From north to south, Cape Bergen (мыс Берген), Cape Brünn (мыс Брюнн), and Cape Oppolzer (мыс Оппольцера) are located on the eastern shore. Adjacent islands *McClintock Island is located very close to the west of Hall Island, separated from it by a narrow sound, Proliv Negri. *Ostrov Aldzher (Остров Алджер), Alger Island, lies off McClintock Island's northern shore, separated from it by a narrow sound. Alger Island was the wintering site of the fail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
