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    Payer Island

    остров Пайера, Illa de Payer, Payer-Insel

    81°09′N 57°34′E

    Payer Island (Russian: остров Пайера, romanized: ostrov Payera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

    Payer Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago
    Payer Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago

    European Space Agency / Attribution

    Terrain

    81°09′N 57°34′E

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    Overview

    Payer Island (Russian: остров Пайера, romanized: ostrov Payera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island was named after Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape artist, one of the leaders of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Franz Josef Land

    Sources

    Facts

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

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