Hofmann Island
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Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. Franz Josef Land consists of 191 ice-covered islands with a...
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Russia
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Hofmann Island is 13 km long and its maximum width is 5 km. It is located 8.6 km further east from Rainer Island
Rainer Island
Rainer Island or Rainier Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E....
and it has three small islets on its northeastern shores.
Hofmann island is the site of a snow runway.
This island has been named after Russian mineralogist and explorer of the Urals Professor E.K. Hofmann (1801-1871).
Northeast of Hofmann Island runs a 45 km broad channel known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy, beyond which lies Belaya Zemlya
Belaya Zemlya
Belaya Zemlya is a group of three cold, glaciated islands. It is a geographical subgroup of Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation.Belaya Zemlya is separated from the main Franz Josef group by a broad strait known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy....
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