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Franz Josef Land

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Franz Josef Land  (lnd, länt)
An archipelago of north-central Russia in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya. Explored by an Austrian expedition in 1873, the islands were claimed by the USSR in 1926.
Franz Josef Land (German) [frants ˈjoːzɛf]
n
(Placename) an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Arctic Ocean, administratively part of Russia. Area: about 21 000 sq. km (8000 sq. miles) Russian name Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa [zjiˈmlja ˈfrantsə ˈjɔsifə]
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Their beauty Enrages Philistines, jealous of curls Whose rosy hues redden the Greenland Sea While Franz Josef Land glows like rubies, pearls.
Midnight Sun by Slayton, Mary E. / Modern Age
Day 3: We are head towards the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
Holiday that's a real icebreaker; Last, but certainly not least, in ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
But Mr Gore-Grimes and his crew set course for Franz Josef Land on the 44-foot yacht hoping there might be a change of mind by the Russian authorities.
WE INVADED RUSSIA; Irish crew sail to an Arctic record by Bushe, Andrew / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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