Eva-Liv Island
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History
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.
Geography
Eva Island is roughly rabbit-shaped and its surface is Script error: No such module "convert".. 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
Eva Island is totally covered by Kupol Vostok Chetviortyy (Купол Восток Четвёртый), an ice dome reaching Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
Adjacent Islands
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Belaya Zemlya is separated from the main Franz Josef group by a Script error: No such module "convert". broad strait known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy. Eva Island is the northernmost of the group.
Adelaide Island
A few miles to the southwest lies small Adelaide Island (Остров Аделаиды), named in honor of Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. It is only Script error: No such module "convert". in length.
Freeden Island
Freeden Island or Freden Island (Остров Фреден), is a larger oval-shaped island, with a length of Script error: No such module "convert".. It lies Script error: No such module "convert". south of Adelaide Island. This island was named after Wilhelm von Freeden, founder of the North German Naval Observatory (Norddeutsche Seewarte).[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Fridtjof Nansen's early map
- ↑ Eva Nansen Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Kupol Vostok Chetvërtyy: Russia
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