Kuhn Island (Franz Josef Land)

Not to be confused with Kuhn Island in eastern Greenland.

Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна; Ostrov Kuna) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Kuhn Island

Остров Куна
Kuhn Island, within the Zichy Land islands
Location of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Kuhn Island is located towards its eastern side.
Geography
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	81.125444°N 58.392893°E / 81.125444; 58.392893
Archipelago	Franz Josef Archipelago
Area	17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population	0

Geography

The island has a maximum altitude of 228 m (748 ft). Between its westernmost point, Cape Golovin (Russian: мыс Головина), and its easternmost point, Cape Obryvisty (Russian: мыс Обрывистый), it is about 8 km (5 mi) in length. Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 85 m (279 ft). Kane Island lies to the east. All three islands are separated from the larger Greely Island to the south by the Sternek Strait (Russian: пролив Штернека).^[1]

History

The island was discovered by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition in 1874 and was named in honour of the Austro-Hungarian minister of war Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld, a patron of Julius Payer, one of the expedition's leaders.^[2]

See also

• Franz Josef Land
• List of islands of Russia