Wiener Neustadt Island

Island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation
80°48′N 58°20′E / 80.800°N 58.333°E / 80.800; 58.333ArchipelagoFranz Josef ArchipelagoArea237 km2 (92 sq mi)Length22 km (13.7 mi)Width16 km (9.9 mi)Highest elevation620 m (2030 ft)Highest pointPeak ParnassAdministration
Russia
DemographicsPopulation0

Wiener Neustadt Island (Russian: Остров Винер-Нёйштадт, romanized: Ostrov Viner-Nyoyshtadt,[1] also Остров Винер-Нойштадт, Ostrov Viner-Noyshtadt)[2] is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

History

This island was named after Wiener Neustadt, a town located south of Vienna, by the Payer-Weyprecht Austro-Hungarian Arctic expedition.[3]

Geography

Wiener Neustadt Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island and Salisbury Island by the narrow Collinson Sound.

Wiener Neustadt Island's area is 237 km2 and it is almost completely glacierized. The highest point of this island, Peak Parnass, is 620 m, the highest in Franz Josef Land.[4]

Various islands of Franz Josef Land

References

  1. ^ Geography of the City of Arkhangelsk from city administration web site (Russian)
  2. ^ Geography of Russia, letter Ф (Russian)
  3. ^ Historical data
  4. ^ Islands - UNEP
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