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    Luigi Island

    остров Луиджи, Illa de Luigi, Luigi-Insel

    80°48′N 54°59′E

    Luigi Island (Russian: Остров Луиджи; Ostrov Luidzhi) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation.

    Luigi Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago
    Luigi Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago

    European Space Agency / Attribution

    Terrain

    80°48′N 54°59′E

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    Overview

    Luigi Island (Russian: Остров Луиджи; Ostrov Luidzhi) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation. Luigi Island has a surface of 371 km2 and it is heavily glacierized. The highest point of the island is 442 m. Luigi Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated by narrow channels from Salisbury Island in the northeast and from Champ Island in the southeast. The broad channel in the west of Luigi Island is known as Markham Channel (Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama), after British polar explorer Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham. Luigi Island was named after Italian mountaineer and explorer Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Franz Josef Land

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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