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Zichy Land (russian: Земля Зичи; ''Zemlya Zichy'') is a geographical subgroup of

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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 ...

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-ei ...

. 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. This island group was named after Hungarian Count Ödön Zichy (1811-1894) who was, beside

Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek Count Johann (Hans) Nepomuk Wilczek (german: Hans Graf Wilczek; 7 December 1837 – 27 January 1922) was an Austrian arctic explorer and patron of the arts. He was the main sponsor of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in 1872–74. Li ...

, the second highest sponsor for 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 La ...

to Franz Josef Land.

Geography

The broad channel to the southwest of Zichy Land is known as

Markham Sound Markham Sound ( ru , пролив Маркама) is a strait in the eastern part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was first reported and named in 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. The name ...

or Markham Channel (russian: Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after the 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 ...

. The northernmost point of Zichy Land is Cape Bema on Karl-Alexander Island and its southernmost point is Cape Fiume on

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. The distance between the two comprises . Cape Armitidzh in Luigi Island is the westernmost point of the subgroup. The highest point is high Peak Parnass located on

Wiener Neustadt Island Wiener Neustadt Island (russian: Остров Винер-Нёйштадт, ''Ostrov Viner-Neyshtadt'', also Остров Винер-Нойштадт, ''Ostrov Viner-Noyshtadt'') is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. History This i ...

.JSTOR - A Note on the Geography of Franz Josef Land
The channels separating the islands in the southeastern area of the group are very narrow.

Islands

The individual islands forming the Zemlya Zichy archipelago are (from North to south): * Karl-Alexander Island *

Rainer Island Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; ''Ostrov Raynyera'') is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E. Geography Rainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of . Its area is an ...

Jackson Island Jackson Island (russian: Остров Джексона, ''Ostrov Dzheksona'') is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation. This island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the central part of the archipelago ...

Payer Island Payer Island (russian: остров Пайера, translit=ostrov Payera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island was named after Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape art ...

* Greely Island * Brosch Island (Kuna Island) * Kane Island *

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* Salisbury Island *

Luigi Island Luigi Island (russian: Остров Луиджи; Ostrov Luidzhi) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. Luigi Island has a surface of 371 km2 and it is heavily glacierized. The highest point of the island is 442 m. Lui ...

References

External links

Islands UNEP
* Historical data
(in Russian)
Archipelagoes of Arkhangelsk Oblast Archipelagoes of the Arctic Ocean Islands of Franz Josef Land Zichy family {{ArkhangelskOblast-geo-stub

Geography

Islands

See also

References

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