Arthur Island

For the island in the Pacific Ocean, see McKean Island.

Arthur Island

Остров Артура
Arthur Island in an 1898 Franz Josef Land map showing Frederick G. Jackson's explorations
Arthur Island Location in Russia
Geography
Location	Queen Victoria Sea, Arctic Ocean
Coordinates	81°08′N 50°41′E
Archipelago	Franz Josef Archipelago
Area	111 km^2 (43 sq mi)
Highest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Administration
Russia

Arthur Island (Russian: Остров Артура; Ostrov Artura) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. It belongs administratively to the Arkhangelsk Oblast of the Russian Federation.[1]

Geography

Arthur Island lies in the Queen Victoria Sea north of Zemlya Georga, relatively far from any other island. Its area is 111 km^2 (43 sq mi) and its maximum height 275 m (902 ft).[2]

Arthur Island is practically completely glacierized. Only a small area (Mys Ledovoy Razvedky) in the northwestern shores of the island and another (Mys Nizkiy) in the southernmost point of the island are free of glacier ice.

This island was named by Frederick George Jackson after his brother Arthur Jackson, in the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition.[3]

81°08′N 50°41′E

See also

• List of islands of Russia

References

1. "Ostrov Artura". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
2. "UNEP - Islands". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
3. Frederick G. Jackson, A Thousand Days in the Arctic, 2011, p.208

External links

• Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition