Adelaide Island (Russia)
Adelaide Island (Russian: остров Аделаиды) is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation, in the north-east of the archipelago, which lies in the Kara Sea. The highest point of the island is 48 metres (157 ft).
Russian: остров Аделаиды | |
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Sentinel-2 image (2020) | |
Location of Belaya Zemlya in the Kara Sea | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Russian Arctic |
| Coordinates | 81°37′31.70″N 61°55′46.11″E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Land |
| Highest elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Administration | |
Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
It is one of three glaciated islands that comprise Belaya Zemlya, a geographical subgroup of the Franz Josef archipelago.
Yeva-Liv Island lies 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the northeast.
Adelaide Island was discovered by Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen on 9 August 1895 on their return journey from an attempt to reach the North Pole. Nansen named the island after his mother Adelaide Johanne Thekla Isidore Wedel-Jarlsberg.
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