franz josef land

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение franz josef land в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, north of Novaya Zemlya, east of Svalbard; An archipelago of north-central Russia in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya. Explored by an Austrian expedition in 1873, the islands were claimed by the USSR in 1926. Russian Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa Archipelago, northeastern Barents Sea. Consisting of about 190 islands, it is the northernmost territory of Russia and the most northerly land of the Eastern Hemisphere. With a land area of about 6,229 sq mi (16,134 sq km), the islands comprise a series of lowland plateaus, 85% of which is ice-covered. The Arctic climate supports polar bears and the Arctic fox, with numerous bird species. The Soviet Union annexed the islands in 1926 and maintained permanent weather stations there

franz josef land