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Kuhn Island (Franz Josef Land)

Not to be confused with Kuhn Island in eastern Greenland.
Kuhn Island
Остров Куна
Kuhn Island, within the Zichy Land islands
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Kuhn Island is located towards its eastern side.
Geography
LocationArctic
Coordinates81°07′32″N 58°23′34″E / 81.125444°N 58.392893°E / 81.125444; 58.392893
ArchipelagoFranz Josef Archipelago
Area17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation228 m (748 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна; Ostrov Kuna) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Geography

The island has a maximum altitude of 228 m (748 ft). Between its westernmost point, Cape Golovin (Russian: мыс Головина), and its easternmost point, Cape Obryvisty (Russian: мыс Обрывистый), it is about 8 km (5 mi) in length. Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 85 m (279 ft). Kane Island lies to the east. All three islands are separated from the larger Greely Island to the south by the Sternek Strait (Russian: пролив Штернека).[1]

History

The island was discovered by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition in 1874 and was named in honour of the Austro-Hungarian minister of war Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld, a patron of Julius Payer, one of the expedition's leaders.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Циглер (1965). Topographical Map U-40-XXVIII,IXXX,XXX (Map). 1 : 200 000. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ Payer, Julius (1875). "The Austro-Hungarian Polar Expedition of 1872-4". The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. 45: 1–19. doi:10.2307/1798702. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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