The area where Eva Island lies was named Hvidtenland (White Land) by Fridtjof Nansen who reached Eva Island's coast on August 5, 1895, during his polar expedition with Hjalmar Johansen which ended at Franz Josef Land.[2] In his map he drew two islands and he named the largest one to the east Eva Island after his wife Eva Nansen (died in 1907).[3] The "island" to the west, which Nansen reached two days later, was named "Liv Island".
This is the point of the Franz Josef Archipelago that Russian navigator Valerian Albanov of the doomed Brusilov expedition was trying to reach when he left the Svyataya Anna with part of the crew. Albanov, however, ended up far to the southwest in Alexandra Land.
Original map of the route taken by Nansen and Johansen during their 1895-96 North Pole expedition.
Map of Nansen and Johansen's voyage through the archipelago. August 1895 to June 1896.
Geographyedit
Eva Island is roughly rabbit-shaped and its surface is 288 km2 (111 sq mi). The westernmost headland is Cape Kyuv, and the northernmost Cape Mesyatsev.[1] The sea surrounding the island is frozen most of the year.
Since the limit of permanent ice crosses Belaya Zemlya, it is often difficult to distinguish between land and sea. However, as the cartography of the Franz Josef Archipelago became more accurate, it became apparent that "Liv Island" was only a peninsula at the western end of Eva Island. Therefore, some maps mention "Eva-Liv Island", a combination of both names. The bay formed by the isthmus area on the northern side is Bukhta Kapriznaya.
Ice domesedit
Eva Island is totally covered by Kupol Vostok Chetviortyy (Купол Восток Четвёртый), an ice dome reaching 382 m (1,253 ft) at its summit, which is also the highest point of the island.[4] The Liv Peninsula is covered by a smaller ice dome named Kupol Vostok Tretiy (Купол Восток Третий).[1]
The heavily glacierized group formed by Eva Island and its two adjacent small islands (Freeden and Adelaide) is still known in Russian as Белая Земля (Belaya Zemlya), also meaning "White Land", thus retaining Fridjof Nansen's original name.
Belaya Zemlya is separated from the main Franz Josef group by a 45 km (28 mi) broad strait known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy. Eva Island is the northernmost of the group.
Freeden Island or Freden Island (Остров Фреден), is a larger oval-shaped island, with a length of 8.2 km (5.1 mi). It lies 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of Adelaide Island. This island was named after Wilhelm von Freeden, founder of the North German Naval Observatory (Norddeutsche Seewarte).[5]
^"Ostrov Fredena". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
External linksedit
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island, russian, Остров, Ева, Лив, ostrov, yeva, alternatively, transcribed, yeva, island, also, known, island, northeasternmost, island, franz, josef, land, arkhangelsk, oblast, russian, arctic, Остров, Ева, Ливsentinel, image, 2020, location, belaya, zemlya,. Eva Liv Island Russian Ostrov Eva Liv Ostrov Yeva Liv 1 alternatively transcribed as Yeva Liv Island and also known as Eva Island is the northeasternmost island in Franz Josef Land Arkhangelsk Oblast Russian Arctic Eva Liv IslandOstrov Eva LivSentinel 2 image 2020 Location of the Belaya Zemlya subgroup of the Franz Josef ArchipelagoEva Liv IslandLocation off RussiaGeographyCoordinates81 38 N 63 06 E 81 633 N 63 100 E 81 633 63 100ArchipelagoBelaya Zemlya subgroup Franz Josef LandArea288 km2 111 sq mi Highest elevation381 m 1250 ft Highest pointKupol Vostok ChetvyortyyAdministrationRussian Federation Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Ice domes 2 2 Adjacent Islands 2 2 1 Adelaide Island 2 2 2 Freeden Island 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe area where Eva Island lies was named Hvidtenland White Land by Fridtjof Nansen who reached Eva Island s coast on August 5 1895 during his polar expedition with Hjalmar Johansen which ended at Franz Josef Land 2 In his map he drew two islands and he named the largest one to the east Eva Island after his wife Eva Nansen died in 1907 3 The island to the west which Nansen reached two days later was named Liv Island This is the point of the Franz Josef Archipelago that Russian navigator Valerian Albanov of the doomed Brusilov expedition was trying to reach when he left the Svyataya Anna with part of the crew Albanov however ended up far to the southwest in Alexandra Land nbsp Original map of the route taken by Nansen and Johansen during their 1895 96 North Pole expedition nbsp Map of Nansen and Johansen s voyage through the archipelago August 1895 to June 1896 Geography editEva Island is roughly rabbit shaped and its surface is 288 km2 111 sq mi The westernmost headland is Cape Kyuv and the northernmost Cape Mesyatsev 1 The sea surrounding the island is frozen most of the year Since the limit of permanent ice crosses Belaya Zemlya it is often difficult to distinguish between land and sea However as the cartography of the Franz Josef Archipelago became more accurate it became apparent that Liv Island was only a peninsula at the western end of Eva Island Therefore some maps mention Eva Liv Island a combination of both names The bay formed by the isthmus area on the northern side is Bukhta Kapriznaya Ice domes edit Eva Island is totally covered by Kupol Vostok Chetviortyy Kupol Vostok Chetvyortyj an ice dome reaching 382 m 1 253 ft at its summit which is also the highest point of the island 4 The Liv Peninsula is covered by a smaller ice dome named Kupol Vostok Tretiy Kupol Vostok Tretij 1 Adjacent Islands edit Main article Belaya Zemlya The heavily glacierized group formed by Eva Island and its two adjacent small islands Freeden and Adelaide is still known in Russian as Belaya Zemlya Belaya Zemlya also meaning White Land thus retaining Fridjof Nansen s original name Belaya Zemlya is separated from the main Franz Josef group by a 45 km 28 mi broad strait known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy Eva Island is the northernmost of the group Adelaide Island edit A few miles to the southwest lies small Adelaide Island Ostrov Adelaidy named in honor of Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe Langenburg It is only 2 km 1 2 mi in length Freeden Island edit Freeden Island or Freden Island Ostrov Freden is a larger oval shaped island with a length of 8 2 km 5 1 mi It lies 2 5 km 1 6 mi south of Adelaide Island This island was named after Wilhelm von Freeden founder of the North German Naval Observatory Norddeutsche Seewarte 5 See also editList of islands of Russia List of glaciers of RussiaReferences edit a b c Ostrov Yeva Liv Mapcarta Retrieved 6 October 2016 Fridtjof Nansen s early map Eva Nansen Archived 2011 07 24 at the Wayback Machine Kupol Vostok Chetvertyy Russia Ostrov Fredena Mapcarta Retrieved 6 October 2016 External links editUNEP Islands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eva Liv Island amp oldid 1122843455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
