- Rainer Island
Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; "Ostrov Raynyera") is an island in
Franz Josef Land ,Russia . Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' ERainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of 14 km. Its area is 140 km² and practically all of it is glacierized. Highest point 284 m.
This island was named by the
Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition after nobleman Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal ofHungary andBohemia , also known as theArchduke Rainer of Austria , one of the aristocrats who helped to finance the private venture.Rainer Island is part of the Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is located east of
Karl-Alexander Island and very close to it, separated by a 2.5 km narrow sound.Adjacent islands
*At the northern end of the sound between Rainer Island and Karl-Alexander Island there is a group of islets known as Lesgaft Reefs (рифы Лесгафта). These were named after Russian social reformer
Peter Lesgaft .*Close to the northeastern shore of Rainer Island there is a small islet called Ostrov Ivanova which is only 0.6 Km in length.
References
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Franz Josef Land
* [http://islands.unep.ch/CEO.htm]
*Historical data: [http://www.ivki.ru/kapustin/journal/markin22.htm]
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