Schmidt Island

Schmidt Island

Schmidt Island, Ostrov Shmidta in Russian, is part of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic. It is located at the far northwestern end of the archipelago. This island is the nothermost one in the group and is quite detached from the whole Severnaya Zemlya. It is also fully in the region of permanent sea ice.

Schmidt Island measures 467 km² (180 sq mi) and is almost entirely covered by the Schmidt Ice Cap. Owing to its exposed position, the climate in the Schmidt Island's area is much colder than in the rest of the archipelago. [http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/staff/personal/MartinSiegert/Bassford_eal_AAAR_2006a.pdf]

This island was named after Soviet scientist and first head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, Otto Schmidt.

Schmidt Island in Severnaya Zemlya should not be confused with "Schmidt Island" [ [http://brainygeography.com/features/WI.island/schmidtisland.html Schmidt Island Wisconsin ] ] in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County (Wisconsin), United States.

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