Schmidt Island

Summary

Schmidt Island (Russian: остров Шмидта) is one of the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic. It was named after Soviet scientist and first head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, Otto Schmidt. Located at the far northwestern end of Severnaya Zemlya, it lies slightly south of the Arctic Cape on Komsomolets Island.

Schmidt
Russian: остров Шмидта
Schmidt Island, Russia.
Map
Geography
LocationArctic
Coordinates81°04′59″N 90°25′01″E / 81.083°N 90.417°E / 81.083; 90.417
ArchipelagoSevernaya Zemlya
Area467 km2 (180 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Geography edit

Schmidt Island is significantly detached from the rest of Severnaya Zemlya regarding the relative proximity of the other main islands to each other.

It 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.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/staff/personal/MartinSiegert/Bassford_eal_AAAR_2006a.pdf[dead link]

External links edit

  •   Media related to Schmidt Island at Wikimedia Commons

81°04′59″N 90°25′01″E / 81.083°N 90.417°E / 81.083; 90.417