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(Redirected from Cape Fligeli) Cape on the Rudolf Island of Franz Josef Land in the Russia
Cape Fligely мыс Флигели
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Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.
Cape Fligely is located in RussiaCape FligelyCape Fligely
Coordinates: 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E / 81.84306; 59.23944
LocationArkhangelsk Oblast,  Russia
Offshore water bodiesArctic Ocean

Cape Fligely (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russian Federation, and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is 911 kilometres (566 mi) south from the North Pole.

History

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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).

See also

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. ISBN 1841622400.
  3. Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»

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