Zichy Land

Zichy Land

Земля Зичи
Zichy Land islands to the south of Rudolf Island.
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago.
Geography
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	81°00′N 56°00′E / 81.000°N 56.000°E / 81.000; 56.000
Archipelago	Franz Josef Archipelago
Total islands	22
Major islands	Salisbury Island, Jackson Island
Highest elevation	620 m (2030 ft)
Highest point	Peak Parnass
Administration
Russian Federation
Demographics
Population	0

Zichy Land (Russian: Земля Зичи; Zemlya Zichy) is a geographical subgroup of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is formed by the central cluster of large islands in the midst of the archipelago. The islands are separated from each other by narrow sounds that are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole.^[1]

This island group was named after Hungarian Count Ödön Zichy (1811-1894) ^[2] who was, beside Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek, the second highest sponsor for the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land.^{[citation needed]}