Champ Island (Russian: Остров Чамп; ''Ostrov Champ'') The highest point of the island is 507 meters above sea level. The area is 374 km². It is the southernmost island of the Zichy group of islands. Administratively located in the Primorsky district of
Franz Josef Land,
Russia
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History
This island was named after William S. Champ, who was the representative of the late
William Ziegler and leader of the relief operation searching for
Anthony Fiala of the
Fiala-Ziegler Polar Expedition.
A piece of a century-year-old ski was found in Champ Island, at Cape Trieste (Mys Triest) in August 2006.
Geography
Champ Island has a surface of and a shoreline of . There is a wide
unglacierized zone in the southwest of the island. The highest point of the island is .
Champ Island is the southernmost island of the
Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is separated by narrow sounds from
Luigi Island
Luigi Island () 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.
Luigi Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of ...
in the north and
Salisbury Island in the northeast.
The broad channel in the west of Champ Island is known as
Markham Sound (Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after British polar explorer Admiral Sir
Albert Hastings Markham.
The island is known by its
concretions, stone spheres with dimensions from millimetres to several meters.
[Friedhelm Thiedig: ]
Fahrt zum Geografischen Nordpol und zum Franz Josef Land (2005) – mit Beschreibung der Klagenfurt Inseln und der auffällig großen Steinkugeln östlich Kap Fiume auf Champ Island (FJL)
' (PDF; 11,2 MB). In: ''Carinthia II'' 196/116(1), 2006, pp. 9–32
See also
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List of islands of Russia
References
External links
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* High Arctic mosses & plants on Champ Islan
High Arctic mosses & plants on Champ Island*
Names in Russian
Islands of Franz Josef Land
Uninhabited islands of Russia
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