Location of Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Archipelago

Alexandra Land (Russian: Земля Александры, Zemlya Aleksandry) is a large island located in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land ( Russ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Not counting detached and far-lying Victoria Island, it is the westernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Victoria Island ( Russ Остров Виктория Ostrov Viktoriya is a small Arctic island situated at 80°9'N 36°46'E halfway between the Norwegian

The highest point of the island is 382 m. A sound known as Cambridge Channel (Proliv Kambritch) is located between Alexandra Land and Zemlya Georga. Zemlya Georga, or Prince George Land ( Russian: Земля Георга Zemlya Georga (" George Land " is an island located at

This island has two capes pointing southwestwards in its southern coast: Cape Lofley and Cape Ludlow. Another cape pointing westwards is called Cape Mary Harmsworth, the westernmost point of the Franz Josef Archipelago proper. Cape Mary Harmsworth (Russian Мыс Мэри Хармсуорт; Mys Meri Kharmsuort is a cape located in Alexandra Land ( Russian Federation)

Alexandra Land was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in honor of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (1783-1801), who became Archduchess of Austria upon her marriage to Archduke Joseph of Austria, Governor of Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition was an expedition that ran from 1872-74 and discovered Franz-Josef Land. Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (Александра Павловна Tsarskoye Selo August 9[[ 783]] &ndash March 16 1801 Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Archduke Joseph Anton Johann of Austria Palatine of Hungary ( 9 March 1776, Florence &ndash 13 January 1847, Buda; in Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic

History

Russian navigator Valerian Albanov of the Svyataya Anna reached Cape Mary Harmsworth in Alexandra Land in 1914 after his long and tragic ordeal on the Polar ice. Valerian Ivanovich Albanov (Валериан Иванович Альбанов (1881 - 1919 was a Russian navigator best known for being one of only two survivors of the ill-fated The Svyataya Anna or St Anna, named after Saint Anne, was a Russian ship built in England Cape Mary Harmsworth was named after Alfred Harmsworth' s wife Mary. Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 1st Viscount Northcliffe ( 15 July[[ 865]] - 14 August[[ 922]] rose from childhood poverty to become a powerful British newspaper Alfred Harmsworth, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, was the main sponsor of the 1894 Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition to Franz Joseph Land. History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. Frederick George Jackson (1860&ndash1938 British Arctic explorer was educated at Denstone College and Edinburgh University.

Nagurskoye is a Russian base located on the island at 80°49′N, 47°25′E. Nagurskoye (also written as Nagurskoye, or Nagurskaja) is an airfield in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia located 1350 km north of Murmansk It was named after pioneer pilot Jan Nagórski and has served as one of the most important meteorological stations in the archipelago during the Cold War. Jan Nagórski (1888–1976 also known by his Russified name of Ivan Nagurski ( Иван Нагурский) was a Polish engineer and pioneer Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the This base has a 1,500 m (4,900 ft) snow runway. An Antonov An-72 cargo aircraft crashed while landing at Nagurskoye on 1996-12-23. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city

References

• Valerian Albanov, In the Land of White Death.
• Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition: [1]

External links

• Alexandra Land is at coordinates 80°38′02″N 46°35′02″E / 80.6338889, 46.5838889 (Alexandra Land)Coordinates: 80°38′02″N 46°35′02″E / 80.6338889, 46.5838889 (Alexandra Land)