Franz Josef Land
archipelago in the Arctic
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Summary
Franz Josef Land is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,968 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Julius von Payer[3], Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arkhangelsk Oblast[5]
- Country: Russia[6], Russian Empire[7], Soviet Union[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arctic Ocean[9]
- Named after: Franz Joseph I of Austria[10]
- Commons category: Franz Joseph Land[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[12]
- Has part(s): Becker Island[13]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1873[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Arctic Ocean[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Franz Josef Land[16]
- Population: 0[17]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[18], Otto's encyclopedia[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Native label: Земля Франца-Иосифа[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 620 m[25]
- Area: 16,134 km²[26]
- Geography of topic: geography of Franz Josef Land[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Franz Joseph Land[29]
Why It Matters
Franz Josef Land has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]