The length of Alger Island is 10 km (6.2 mi) and its maximum width 4.7 km (2.9 mi). Its highest point is the 429 m (1,407 ft) high summit of the Kupol Vostok Pervyy (Купол Восток Первый) ice dome that covers part of the island.[1] There are wide unglaciated areas on the northern and the southwestern shores.
Alger Island is located north of McClintock Island, separated from it by a 2 km (1.2 mi) narrow sound.
Off Alger Island's southwestern shores lies Ostrov Matil'dy (Остров Матильды), a very small, barely 1 km (0.62 mi) long, island.
^Capelotti, Peter Joseph; Forsberg, Magnus (2015). "The place names of Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa: the Wellman polar expedition, 1898–1899". Polar Record. 51 (261): 624–636. doi:10.1017/S0032247414000801. p. 630
^Capelotti, Peter Joseph (2016). The greatest show in the Arctic: the American exploration of Franz Josef Land, 1898-1905. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 257. ISBN978-0-8061-5222-6.
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alger, island, russia, other, uses, alger, island, alger, island, russian, Остров, Алджер, ostrov, aldzher, island, franz, josef, land, russia, long, alger, islandrussian, Остров, Алджерalger, islandlocation, franz, josef, archipelago, geographylocationarcticc. For other uses see Alger Island Alger Island Russian Ostrov Aldzher Ostrov Aldzher is an island in Franz Josef Land Russia Lat 80 22 N long 56 03 E Alger IslandRussian Ostrov AldzherAlger IslandLocation of the Franz Josef Archipelago GeographyLocationArcticCoordinates80 23 N 56 00 E 80 383 N 56 000 E 80 383 56 000ArchipelagoFranz Josef ArchipelagoLength10 km 6 mi Width4 7 km 2 92 mi Highest elevation429 m 1407 ft Highest pointKupol Vostok PervyyAdministrationRussiaDemographicsPopulation0 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography EditThe length of Alger Island is 10 km 6 2 mi and its maximum width 4 7 km 2 9 mi Its highest point is the 429 m 1 407 ft high summit of the Kupol Vostok Pervyy Kupol Vostok Pervyj ice dome that covers part of the island 1 There are wide unglaciated areas on the northern and the southwestern shores Alger Island is located north of McClintock Island separated from it by a 2 km 1 2 mi narrow sound Off Alger Island s southwestern shores lies Ostrov Matil dy Ostrov Matildy a very small barely 1 km 0 62 mi long island Coordinates 80 23 N 56 00 E 80 383 N 56 000 E 80 383 56 000History EditThe island was discovered in 1899 by Walter Wellman on board the Capella He named it after U S Secretary of War Russell A Alger who had donated 250 to Wellman s expedition 2 The wintering site of the 1901 failed American Baldwin Ziegler North Pole Expedition was on Alger Island 3 See also EditList of islands of Russia List of glaciers in RussiaReferences Edit Kupol Vostok Pervyy Russia Capelotti Peter Joseph Forsberg Magnus 2015 The place names of Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa the Wellman polar expedition 1898 1899 Polar Record 51 261 624 636 doi 10 1017 S0032247414000801 p 630 Capelotti Peter Joseph 2016 The greatest show in the Arctic the American exploration of Franz Josef Land 1898 1905 University of Oklahoma Press p 257 ISBN 978 0 8061 5222 6 External links EditUNEP Islands Names in Russian ru Spisok ostrovov Rossii This Arkhangelsk Oblast location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alger Island Russia amp oldid 1053634311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
