Wiener Neustadt Island

Wiener Neustadt Island (Russian: Остров Винер-Нёйштадт, romanized: Ostrov Viner-Nyoyshtadt,^[1] also Остров Винер-Нойштадт, Ostrov Viner-Noyshtadt)^[2] is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

Wiener Neustadt Island

остров Винер-Нойштадт
View of Wiener Neustadt Island
Location of Wiener Neustadt Island in Franz Josef Land
Geography
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	80°48′N 58°20′E
Archipelago	Franz Josef Archipelago
Area	237 km2 (92 sq mi)
Length	22 km (13.7 mi)
Width	16 km (9.9 mi)
Highest elevation	620 m (2030 ft)
Highest point	Peak Parnass
Administration
Russia
Demographics
Population	0

History

This island was named after Wiener Neustadt, a town located south of Vienna, by the Payer-Weyprecht Austro-Hungarian Arctic expedition.^[3]

Geography

Wiener Neustadt Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island and Salisbury Island by the narrow Collinson Sound.

Wiener Neustadt Island's area is 237 km² and it is almost completely glacierized. The highest point of this island, Peak Parnass, is 620 m, the highest in Franz Josef Land.^[4]

Various islands of Franz Josef Land