Franz Josef Land

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Franz Josef Land is a remote, largely glaciated Arctic archipelago in the far north of Russia, known for its extreme polar climate and strategic location in the Barents and Kara Seas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic archipelago
archipelago
administeredBy Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russian Arctic National Park
borderedBy Barents Sea
Kara Sea
country Russia
discoveredBy Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
Julius von Payer NERFINISHED
Karl Weyprecht
discoveryDate 1873
hasAverageTemperature below freezing for most of the year
hasCharacteristic largely glaciated
remote
sparsely populated
strategic location
hasClimate polar climate
hasEnvironment extreme Arctic conditions
hasHighestPoint Cape Fligely
Rubini Rock
hasHumanPresence military installations
seasonal research stations
hasLargestIsland George Land
hasMajorIsland Alexandra Land
Graham Bell Island
Hall Island
Wilczek Land
hasNumberOfIslands about 190
hasSeaIce multi-year sea ice
hasWildlife Arctic foxes
linked to: Arctic fox

polar bears
seabirds
walruses
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
High Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Kara Sea
far north of Russia
namedAfter Franz Joseph I of Austria
partOf Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russian Arctic
linked to: Northern Russia

Russian Arctic National Park
protectedAs nature reserve
sovereignState Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
strategicFor Arctic military operations
Northern Sea Route
linked to: Northeast Passage
subjectTo Russian environmental regulations
usedFor military purposes
polar research

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Kara Sea hasIslandGroup Franz Josef Land
Arkhangelsk Oblast hasPart Franz Josef Land
Soviet Arctic expeditions mainRegion Franz Josef Land
Yugorsky Strait isSouthOf Franz Josef Land (regionally)
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Ivory gull breedingRange Franz Josef Land
Georgy Sedov areaOfActivity Franz Josef Land
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition geographicFocus Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Rubini Rock locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Rubini Rock highestPointOf Franz Josef Land
George Land locatedIn Franz Josef Land
George Land partOf Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land
George Land isLargestIslandOf Franz Josef Land
George Land archipelago Franz Josef Land
Alexandra Land locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Alexandra Land partOf Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Wilczek Land locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Wilczek Land archipelago Franz Josef Land
Cape Fligely locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Cape Fligely archipelago Franz Josef Land
Graham Bell Island locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Graham Bell Island partOf Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Benjamin Leigh Smith shipwreckedOn Franz Josef Land
Benjamin Leigh Smith explored Franz Josef Land
Kvitøyjøkulen near Franz Josef Land (Russia)
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) locatedIn Franz Josef Land region
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) administrativeTerritory Franz Josef Land administrative district
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Barents–Kara Ice Sheet covered Franz Josef Land
Rudolf Samoylovich workLocation Franz Josef Land
Gerrit de Veer placeDescribed Nova Zembla
linked to: Franz Josef Land
Hall Island locatedIn Franz Josef Land
Hall Island partOf Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land