Ziegler Island

Ziegler Island (Russian: Остров Циглера; Ostrov Tsiglera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

This island is 45 km long, stretching from the NW to the SE. Its area is 448 km² and it is almost completely unglacierized. The highest point on Ziegler Island is 554 m.

This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships America, Fridtjof and Belgica, and of the 1903-1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition.

Ziegler Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago.

Adjacent islands

• Ostrov Ugol'noy Kopi is a round island wedged between Ziegler Island and Greely Island . It is about 3.5 km in diameter. Highest point 393. Unglacierized. Ugol'noy Kopi is separated from Ziegler island by a 600 m narrow sound.

History

References

• William Barr, The First Cruise into the Soviet Arctic.
• Island Names in Russian
• Arctic expeditions:
• - Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition, 1903-1905