Rainer Island#Geography
{{Short description|Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia}}
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| name = Rainer Island
| local_name = {{langx|ru|Остров Райнера}}
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| map_image = Kara sea ZFJZL.PNG
| map_caption = View of the Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Rainer Island is on its northeastern side.
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| location = Arctic
| coordinates = {{coord|81.3586|N|58.9914|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki}}
| archipelago = Franz Josef Archipelago
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| area_km2 = 139.8
| length_km = 14
| width_km = 14
| highest_mount = Kupol Vostok Vtoroy
| elevation_m = 284
| population = 0
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Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; Ostrov Raynyera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E.
Geography
Rainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Its area is {{convert|140|km²|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and practically all of it is glaciated. Its highest point is {{convert|284|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and it is the summit of the Kupol Vostok Vtoroy (Купол Восток Второй) ice dome that covers the central part of the island.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/14085682|title=Kupol Moskvy|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=6 October 2016}}
This island was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition after nobleman Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, also known as the Archduke Rainer of Austria, one of the aristocrats who helped to finance the private venture.{{Google books|cwG4DAAAQBAJ|Passagiere des Eises: Polarhelden und arktische Diskurse 1874 | page=443}}
Rainer Island is part of the Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is located east of Karl-Alexander Island and very close to it, separated by a {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} narrow sound.
{{coord|81.3586|N|58.9914|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki|display=title}}
Adjacent islands
- At the northern end of the sound between Rainer Island and Karl-Alexander Island there is a group of islets known as Lesgaft Reefs (рифы Лесгафта). These were named after Russian social reformer Peter Lesgaft.
- Close to the northeastern shore of Rainer Island there is a small islet called Ostrov Ivanova which is only {{convert|0.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://islands.unep.ch/CEO.htm Islands]
- [http://www.ivki.ru/kapustin/journal/markin22.htm Historical data]
{{Franz Josef Land}}
Category:Islands of Franz Josef Land
Category:Uninhabited islands of Russia
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