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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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