Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; ''Ostrov Raynyera'') is an island in
Franz Josef Land,
Russia
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. Lat. 81° 42' N; long
59° 00' E.
Geography
Rainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of . Its area is and practically all of it is glaciated. Its highest point is and it is the summit of the ''Kupol Vostok Vtoroy'' (Купол Восток Второй)
ice dome that covers the central part of the island.
This island was named by the
Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition after nobleman Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of
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and
Bohemia
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, also known as the
Archduke Rainer of Austria, one of the aristocrats who helped to finance the private venture.
Rainer Island is part of the
Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is located east of
Karl-Alexander Island and very close to it, separated by a narrow sound.
Adjacent islands
*At the northern end of the sound between Rainer Island and Karl-Alexander Island there is a group of islets known as Lesgaft Reefs (рифы Лесгафта). These were named after Russian social reformer
Peter Lesgaft.
*Close to the northeastern shore of Rainer Island there is a small islet called Ostrov Ivanova which is only in length.
See also
*
List of islands of Russia
References
External links
Islands
Islands of Franz Josef Land
Uninhabited islands of Russia
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