Cape Fligely

Cape Fligely
мыс Флигели
Cape
Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.
Cape Fligely
Coordinates: 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E / 81.84306; 59.23944
LocationArkhangelsk Oblast,  Russia
Offshore water bodiesArctic Ocean

Cape Fligely (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russian Federation,[1][2] and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is 909 kilometres (565 mi) south from the North Pole.

History

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Cape Fligely
The northernmost point of Europe and Eurasia is "nameless" located 450 m North and 1800 m west of Cape Fligely.


This cape was first visited on 12 April 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition and named after Austrian cartographer Field Marshal August von Fligely (1811–1879).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Russian Geographic Society: «Cape Fligely on Rudolph Island — the northernmost point of the Eurasian landmass»; «Мыс Флигели на острове Рудольфа — крайняя северная островная точка России и Евразии»
  2. ^ A. Umbreit. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, & Jan Meyen. Bradt Travel Guides, 2009. ISBN 1841622400.
  3. ^ Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»


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