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Rudolf Island
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island in Franz Josef Land, Russia
Key facts
- Location
- Arctic
- Coordinates
- 81°46′02″N 58°33′36″E / 81.767222°N 58.56°E / 81.767222; 58.56
- Archipelago
- Franz Josef Archipelago
- Area
- 297 km (115 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 461 m (1512 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Franz Josef Land
- Named after
- Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 297
- Elevation
- 461
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Arctic Ocean
- Location
- Barents Sea
- Image
- Rudolf Island, Russia, Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, 6-SEP- 2017.jpg
- Width
- 15.1
- Length
- 25.4
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- Rudolf Island
- located in/on physical feature
- Franz Josef Land
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Encyclopedic overview
Prince Rudolf Land, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, Prince Rudolf Island or Rudolf Island (Russian: Остров Рудольфа) is the northernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia and is home to the northernmost point in Russia.
Owing to the island's location, its sheltered Teplitz Bay has served as a staging area for numerous polar expeditions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rudolf Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.