Earth:Cape Fligely
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Short description: Cape on the Rudolf Island of Franz Josef Land in the Russia
| Cape Fligely | |
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| мыс Флигели | |
 Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land. | |
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| Location | Arkhangelsk Oblast,  Russia |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E |
| Offshore water bodies | Arctic Ocean |
Cape Fligely (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli), is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russia ,[1][2] and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is 911 kilometres (566 mi) south from the North Pole.
History
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Cape Fligely
The northernmost point of Europe and Eurasia is "nameless" located 450 m North and 1800 m west of Cape Fligely.
This cape was first visited on 12 April 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition and named after Austrian cartographer Field Marshal August von Fligely (1811–1879).[3]
See also
- Extreme points of Europe
- Extreme points of Russia
- Extreme points of Eurasia
References
- ↑ Russian Geographic Society: «Cape Fligely on Rudolph Island — the northernmost point of the Eurasian landmass»; «Мыс Флигели на острове Рудольфа — крайняя северная островная точка России и Евразии»
- ↑ A. Umbreit. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, & Jan Meyen. Bradt Travel Guides, 2009. ISBN:1841622400.
- ↑ Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»
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