Graham Bell Island

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Graham Bell Island is one of the large, remote Arctic islands in Russia’s Franz Josef Land archipelago, known for its harsh polar climate and strategic location in the Barents Sea.

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Graham Bell Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administeredBy Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russia
belongsTo Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
climateType ET (tundra climate) in Köppen classification
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
discoveredBy Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
discoveryCentury 19th century
hasAirport Graham Bell Island airfield
hasClimate polar climate
hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
hasEnvironment Arctic tundra
hasFeature harsh weather conditions
permanent ice and snow cover in large areas
remote location
strategic military importance
hasHighestPoint Mount Vysokaya
hasHighestPointElevation ~500 metres
hasIceFeature glaciers
ice caps
hasMilitaryFacility Russian military base
hasNearbySea Kara Sea
hasPermanentPopulation 0
hasSeaIce present most of the year
hasSeasonalPopulation military personnel
scientific staff
hasSettlementStatus uninhabited
hasWildlife Arctic foxes
polar bears
seabirds
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Barents Sea
Franz Josef Land
locatedInRegion High Arctic
Russian Arctic
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
namedAfter Alexander Graham Bell
partOf Franz Josef Land archipelago
linked to: Franz Josef Land

Russian Arctic National Park
strategicRole control of Arctic air and sea routes
usedFor Arctic aviation operations
meteorological observations
military purposes

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Franz Josef Land hasMajorIsland Graham Bell Island