Cape Fligely

Cape Fligely (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russian Federation,[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.

Cape Fligely
мыс Флигели
Cape
Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.
Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.
Cape Fligely is located in Russia
Cape Fligely
Cape Fligely
Coordinates: 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E
LocationArkhangelsk Oblast,  Russia
Offshore water bodiesArctic Ocean

History
The northernmost point of Europe and Eurasia is "nameless" located 450 m North and 1800 m west of Cape Fligely.
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Cape Fligely
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

References
  1. 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»
  2. A. Umbreit. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, & Jan Meyen. Bradt Travel Guides, 2009. ISBN 1841622400.
  3. Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»


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