Schönau Island
Island in Russia
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Schönau Island (Russian: Остров Шёнау, romanized: Ostrov Shyonau) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.[1]
Native name: Остров Шёнау | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Franz Josef Land |
| Coordinates | 80°09′09″N 59°05′42″E |
| Administration | |
| Oblast | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Geography
This island lies off Koldewey Island's northern point in the Lavrov Sound opposite to Hall Island and Berghaus Island. It is only 90 m across.
Schönau Island Island is named after the town of Teplitz-Schönau (now Teplice, Czech Republic), the birthplace of Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer Julius Payer, who made the discovery of Franz Josef Land in the late 19th century when he led, as a Commander at Shore, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition together with Karl Weyprecht, who was Commander at Sea.[2]