Cape Fligely Explained

Cape Fligely
Other Name:Russian: мыс Флигели
Type:Cape
Map:Russia
Map Relief:yes
Location:Arkhangelsk Oblast,
Water Bodies:Arctic Ocean
Coordinates:81.8431°N 59.2394°W

Cape Fligely (; 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 south from the North Pole.

History

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

Notes and 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. .
  3. http://magazines.russ.ru/inostran/2003/3/rains.html Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»