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franz josef land, 2008 eclipse.
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No matter how much fun it was to explore these arctic islands, eventually the helicopter would return to take us back to the ship. Some of us were more anxious to get warm and dry than were others. Here are some of the passengers of the 50 Years of Victory on the beach awaiting the incoming helicopter. From here we...
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The rocky landscape and the snow of this island in an uninhabited archipelago north of mainland Russia made it an interesting place for a landing. There is also a memorial in this panorama. See if you can find it. Otto Krisch of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition died on that endeavor and is buried here. Th...
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Here we are awaiting our departure from Cape Tegetthoff. The helicopter takes 20 passengers on each trip back to the ship, The 50 Years of Victory, which you can see in the distance behind the helicopter. Cape Tegetthoff was the first land of Franz Josef Land discovered by Weyprecht and Payer on their North Pole ex...
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There are many interesting stories recorded about Arctic exploration, and Cape Tegetthoff is featured in quite a few of them. These rocky spikes were the first piece of Franz Josef Land to be seen by European explorers. They were spotted by Payer and Weyprecht aboard their ship, the Tegetthoff on August 30, 1873, bu...
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This is Rubini Rock, which is situated within sight of Sedova Station on Hooker Island in Franz Josef Land. This rock is a very special place for nesting seabirds. There are countless columns of basalt arranged at various angles that provide places for the birds to set down safely above most arctic predators. Overh...
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- Tikhaya Bukhta (Quiet Bay) Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land from the 50 Years of Victory by Ella Derbyshire
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Here is Hooker Island seen from the deck of the 50 Years of Victory. You can see Sedova Station on the point of Tikhaya Bay. The rocky mass to the right of the station is Rabini Rock, which is a remarkable land formation with lots of ledges for nesting sea birds. We approached the rock, but we did not land there. ...
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Wilczek Island is located in the southeast corner of Franz Josef Land, a rocky archipelago in the Barents Sea north of mainland Russia. The island, like most of the neighboring islands is uninhabited. On November 1, 1873, it was the site of the first landing by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition which disco...
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This rocky island was the site of the first landing of Austrio-Hungarian North Polar Expedition in 1873.
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Sedova Station is located in Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island in Franz Josef Land. Franz Josef Land is a small, isolated archipelago located about 800 miles north of mainland Russia. Check out our ship, The 50 Years of Victory, which sailed into the bay unexpectedly when the weather changed. There was concern that the ...
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