Location Franz Josef Land Population 0 | Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast Island group Franz Josef Land | |
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Schoenau Island or Schönau Island (Russian: Остров Шёнау; Ostrov Shœnau) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.
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Map of Ostrov Shyonau, Russia
Geography
This island lies off Koldewey Island's northern point in the Lavrov Sound opposite to Hall Island and Berghaus Island. It is only 90 m across.
Schönau Island Island is named after the town of Teplitz-Schönau (now Teplice, Czech Republic), the birthplace of Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer Julius Payer, who made the discovery of Franz Josef Land in the late 19th century when he led, as a Commander at Shore, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition together with Karl Weyprecht, who was Commander at Sea.
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Schoenau Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA