Luigi Island (russian: Остров Луиджи; Ostrov Luidzhi) is an island in

Franz Josef Land , native_name = , image_name = Map of Franz Josef Land-en.svg , image_caption = Map of Franz Josef Land , image_size = , map_image = Franz Josef Land location-en.svg , map_caption = Location of Franz Josef ...

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. Luigi Island has a surface of 371 km² and it is heavily glacierized. The highest point of the island is 442 m. Luigi Island is part of the

Zichy Land Zichy Land (russian: Земля Зичи; ''Zemlya Zichy'') is a geographical subgroup of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is formed by the central cluster of large islands in the midst of the archipelago. The islands are separat ...

subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated by narrow channels from Salisbury Island in the northeast and from

Champ Island , native_name = , native_name_link = , image_name = Сферолит на острове Чамп.jpg , image_caption = Landscape of the island with a concretion. , image_size = , map_image = Kara sea ZFJCH.PNG ...

in the southeast. The broad channel in the west of Luigi Island is known as Markham Channel (Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after British polar explorer Admiral Sir

Albert Hastings Markham Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He is also remembered for desig ...

. Luigi Island was named after Italian mountaineer and explorer

Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King ...

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