Wilczek Land

Wilczek Land
Native name:
Земля Вильчека
Location of Wilczek Land in Franz Josef Land
Wilczek Land is located in Russia
Wilczek Land
Wilczek Land
Wilczek Land (Russia)
Geography
LocationArctic Ocean
Coordinates80°35′N 60°30′E / 80.58°N 60.5°E / 80.58; 60.5
ArchipelagoFranz Josef Land
Area2,000[1] km2 (770 sq mi)
Highest elevation606 m (1988 ft)
Highest pointWüllerstorf Mountains
Administration
Russia
OblastArkhangelsk Oblast

Wilczek Land (Russian: Земля Вильчека; Zemlya Vil'cheka, German: Wilczek-Land), is an island in the Arctic Ocean at 80°35′N 60°30′E / 80.58°N 60.5°E / 80.58; 60.5. At 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)[1] it is the second-largest island in Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia.

This island should not be confused with the small Wilczek Island, "Остров Вильчека", located south-west of Salm Island, also in the Franz Josef group and named after the same person.

  1. ^ a b "Wilczek Land. In: The Western Arctic Seas Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia of Seas". Springer International Publishing. 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2024.