Victoria Island (Russian: Остров Виктория; Ostrov Viktoriya) is a small Arctic island of the Russian Federation. It is located at 80°9′N 36°46′E / 80.150°N 36.767°E, halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land. It was annexed to the USSR in 1932 (six years after the rest of Franz Josef Land).
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👉 Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) in the context of Alexandra Land
Alexandra Land (Russian: Земля Александры, romanized: Zemlya Aleksandry) is a large island located in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Not counting detached and far-lying Victoria Island, it is the westernmost island of Franz Josef Land. It is the site of a Russian military base that was reopened in 2017.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Victoria Island (Russian Arctic)
- 👉 Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) in the context of Alexandra Land
- Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) in the context of Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) in the context of Kvitøya
Victoria Island (Russian Arctic) in the context of Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkhangelsk Oblast is divided into six cities and towns of oblast significance, twenty-one districts, and two island territories (Franz Joseph Land and Victoria Island). Besides, Mirny is a town under the federal government management.
In terms of the area, the biggest administrative districts are Novaya Zemlya (90,650 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi)) and Mezensky District (34,400 square kilometres (13,300 sq mi)). The smallest one is Solovetsky District.
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Kvitøya (English: "White Island") is an island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, with an area of 682 square kilometres (263 sq mi). It is the easternmost part of the Kingdom of Norway. The closest Russian Arctic possession, Victoria Island, lies only 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the east of Kvitøya.
The island is almost completely covered by Kvitøyjøkulen, an ice cap with an area of 705 square kilometres (272 sq mi) with a classical, hourglass-shaped dome, which has given it its name. The few ice-free land areas are each only a few square kilometres large and very barren and rocky, the largest being Andréeneset on the southwest corner of the island. Kvitøya is a part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.
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