| Greely Island | |
| Location: | Arctic |
| Coordinates: | 81.0044°N 58.2978°W |
| Archipelago: | Franz Josef Archipelago |
| Area Km2: | 149 |
| Elevation M: | 447 |
| Population: | 0 |
| Country: | Russia |
Greely Island (Russian: Остров Грили; Ostrov Grili) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[1]
This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.
Greely Island's area is 1270NaN0 and it is almost completely glacierized.[2]
Greely Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island by a narrow sound.
Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна, Ostrov Kuna) is a large island with unglacierized shores lying off Greely Island's northern coastline. It has a maximum height of 2280NaN0.[3]
Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 850NaN0.[3] This island was named after Gustav Brosch, a naval lieutenant from Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.
See main article: Kane Island. Kane Island (Russian: Остров Кейна, Ostrov Keyna) is another large partly unglacierized island lying off Greely Island's northeastern shore, southeast of Kuhn Island and separated from it by a 2km (01miles) narrow sound. It has a maximum height of 2820NaN0. Kane Island was named after American Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.[4]
