Graham Bell Island
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Graham Bell Island is one of the large, remote Arctic islands in Russia’s Franz Josef Land archipelago, known for its harsh polar climate and strategic location in the Barents Sea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Arkhangelsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | ET (tundra climate) in Köppen classification ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Graham Bell Island airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harsh weather conditions
ⓘ
permanent ice and snow cover in large areas ⓘ remote location ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Vysokaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointElevation | ~500 metres ⓘ |
| hasIceFeature |
glaciers
ⓘ
ice caps ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFacility | Russian military base ⓘ |
| hasNearbySea | Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPermanentPopulation | 0 ⓘ |
| hasSeaIce | present most of the year ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPopulation |
military personnel
ⓘ
scientific staff ⓘ |
| hasSettlementStatus | uninhabited ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arkhangelsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Josef Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
High Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Graham Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franz Josef Land archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Arctic National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of Arctic air and sea routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Arctic aviation operations
ⓘ
meteorological observations ⓘ military purposes ⓘ |
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