Victoria Island (Russian Arctic)
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Victoria Island is a small, remote, and largely ice-covered island in the Russian Arctic Ocean, notable for its harsh polar climate and sparse human activity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| access | reachable mainly by icebreaker or helicopter ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Arkhangelsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franz Josef Land administrative district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
about 10 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 10 km² ⓘ |
| averageTemperature | well below freezing for most of the year ⓘ |
| climate |
harsh Arctic climate
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian explorer Hjalmar Johansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| elevation | about 100 metres above sea level at highest point ⓘ |
| environment | remote and isolated ⓘ |
| fauna |
habitat for Arctic seabirds
ⓘ
habitat for polar bears ⓘ |
| firstRecordedSighting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| flora | very sparse Arctic vegetation ⓘ |
| geology | mostly covered by ice and permafrost ⓘ |
| humanActivity | sparse human activity ⓘ |
| languageOfJurisdiction | Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of the territory of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Josef Land region NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationConditions | difficult due to heavy sea ice ⓘ |
| nearestLand |
Franz Josef Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | small, remote, and largely ice-covered island in the Russian Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Archipelagoes of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Arctic islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentSettlements | none ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | part of Russian Arctic environmental protection regime ⓘ |
| seaIce | surrounded by pack ice for most of the year ⓘ |
| seasonalConditions |
midnight sun in summer
ⓘ
polar night in winter ⓘ |
| sovereignControl | administered by Russia ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | located along Northern Sea Route region ⓘ |
| surfaceCover | largely ice-covered ⓘ |
| timeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
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