Franz Josef Land

American  

[land, lahnt] / lænd, lɑnt /

noun

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

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Franz Josef Land British  

/ frants ˈjoːzɛf /

noun

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

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Franz Josef Land

Balabeg A. Eminov is the commander of the anti-ship battery and other facilities on Franz Josef Land, called the Trefoil Base.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2021

This week’s drills were conducted around Alexandra Land, an island that is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago where the military has recently built a base.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2021

After some bad blood between Russia and Norway interrupted the 2016 season, Barneo officials considered moving the camp to Russian island Franz Josef Land going forward.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2019

Within two days, we had reached Franz Josef Land, an archipelago of 192 islands that is the most northerly land in Eurasia — at its northernmost point, a mere 560 miles from the Pole.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2018

The methods of advance have been tested on four main routes: the Smith Sound route, the sea route between Greenland and Spitzbergen, Franz Josef Land route, and the Bering Strait route.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof