Becker Island (russian: Остров Беккера; Ostrov Bekkera) is an island in
Franz Josef Land
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Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solo ...
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Russian Arctic.
Becker Island was named after Moritz Alois Becker (1812-1887), the general secretary of Austrian Geographical Society.
Geography
Becker Island is long and narrow, stretching from East to West. It is located straight south of
Rainer Island. Its length is and its average width .
The Kupol Surova (Купол Сурова)
ice dome
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covers the western part of the island.
Kupol Surova: Russia
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The highest point of Becker Island is a high summit located at the eastern end. The eastern half of this island is unglacierized
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. The eastern headland, Cape Galkovsky (''Mys Galkovskogo'') is relatively close to the island's highest point. The western headland is Cape Lopast.
See also
* List of islands of Russia
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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* List of glaciers in Russia
This is a list of glaciers in Russia. It includes glaciers, ice caps and ice domes located in the Russian Federation.
List of glaciers and ice caps
Ice caps
* Academy of Sciences Glacier () – Severnaya Zemlya. Largest single ice formation ...
References
External links
UNEP - Islands
Islands of Franz Josef Land
Uninhabited islands of Russia
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