Place details
Place nameZemlya Frantsa Iosifa
Other namesZeml'a Franca-Iosifa, Franz Joseph Land, Franz Josef Land, Francisco José, Tierra, François-Joseph, Îles du
CountryRossiya
Latitude81
Longitude55
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Consists of 148 islands; the largest are Aleksandra Land, George Land, Wilczek Land & Graham Bell Island; was charted by Austrians Payer & Weyprecht in 1873; claimed by Russia in 1928; home to many species of Arctic plants, birds, walrus & seal.