Native Name: | Остров Шёнау |
Native Name Link: | Russian language |
Coordinates: | 80.1525°N 59.095°W |
Location: | Franz Josef Land |
Area: | km² --> |
Country: | Russia |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Oblast |
Country Admin Divisions: | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
Population: | 0 |
Schönau Island (Russian: Остров Шёнау|translit=Ostrov Shyonau) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.[1]
This island lies off Koldewey Island's northern point in the Lavrov Sound opposite to Hall Island and Berghaus Island. It is only 90 m across.
Schönau Island Island is named after the town of Teplitz-Schönau (now Teplice, Czech Republic), the birthplace of Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer Julius Payer, who made the discovery of Franz Josef Land in the late 19th century when he led, as a Commander at Shore, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition together with Karl Weyprecht, who was Commander at Sea.[2]