Hoffmann Island

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Hoffmann Island
Map of the Franz Josef Land
Map of the Franz Josef Land
Waters Arctic Ocean
Archipelago Franz Josef Land
Geographical location 81 ° 17 ′  N , 60 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 81 ° 17 ′  N , 60 ° 12 ′  E
Hoffmann Island (Franz Josef Land)
Hoffmann Island
length 13 km
width 5.6 km
surface 49 km²
Highest elevation 64  m
Residents uninhabited
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Hoffmann Island is positioned to the east.
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Hoffmann Island is positioned to the east.

The Hoffmann Island ( Russian Остров Гофмана , Ostrov Gofmana , partly as Hofmann Island known) is an uninhabited island of the Franz-Josef-Lands , Arkhangelsk Oblast , Russia . It was named after Freiherr Leopold von Hoffmann , a member of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Society.

geography

The Hoffmann Island has an area of ​​approx. 49 km², a length of 13 km and a maximum width of 5.6 km. It is located about 9 km east of the Rainer Island , from which it is separated by the Ruslan Strait ( Proliw Ruslan ). Three small islets lie off its northeastern coast. A 45 km wide canal, known as Proliw Severo Vostotschny , runs northeast of Hoffmann Island , on the opposite side of which is Freeden Island . Its highest point is 64  m .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günther Hamann : The age of Emperor Franz Josef as reflected in the topography of the Franz Josef Land . In: Publications from the archive of the University of Graz . Volume 4, 1975, pp. 139–151, here: p. 146 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  2. ^ Johan Schimanski, Ulrike Spring: Passengers of the Ice: Polar Heroes and Arctic Discourses 1874 . Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-205-79606-0 , p. 102 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ a b c d Measurement of length, width and area via Google Maps
  4. ↑ Topographic map U41-XXV-XXVI-XXVII on a scale of 1: 200,000