Franz Josef Land

[ land; German lahnt ]

noun

1. an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, E of Spitzbergen and N of Novaya Zemlya: belongs to the Russian Federation.

Franz Josef Land

/ frants ˈjoːzɛf /

noun

1. an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Arctic Ocean, administratively part of Russia. Area: about 21 000 sq km (8000 sq miles) Russian nameZemlya Frantsa Iosifazjiˈmlja ˈfrantsə ˈjɔsifə

Example Sentences

In two years he hopes to prove that Franz-Josef Land is or is not a practicable road to the pole.

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It is to approach by Franz-Josef Land, which may in favorable years be comparatively easily reached.

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It will depend on how far Franz Josef Land extends to the north.

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The best we can hope for will then be a winter somewhere or other on Franz Josef Land.

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Could we, after all, have arrived at the east side of Franz Josef Land?

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