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Revision as of 15:29, 29 December 2017
Franz Josef Land (Земля Франца-Иосифа) is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, and administratively part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
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Understand
About 300 km east of Svalbard and 400 km north of Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef is one of the remotest parts of the world. It's made up of 191 uninhabited islands, 85% of which are entirely covered by ice. It was named for the Austrian Emperor who ruled from 1848 to his death in 1916 and was the destination of the only major Austrian Arctic expedition.
July is the best month to go, being one of only two months when the daily mean passes freezing.
Get in
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The archipelago is a military area and you will need a special permit to enter. Since 2012 it's also part of the Russian Arctic National Park.
Get around
See and do
- 1 Cape Tegethoff. Dramatic rock formation on Hall Island.
Eat and drink
There are no restaurants on Franz Josef Land.
Sleep
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You will probably need to camp in the area, which will mean enduring bitterly cold weather unless you're going in July.
Stay safe
Go next
If Franz Josef Land is not quite Arctic enough, the North Pole and the South Pole are located on even greater latitude lines. For a more populated Arctic experience, you can visit Longyearbyen.
Tundra conditions, which are slightly more habitable than Franz Josef Land, are located in Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia.