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[[Image:Rudolf Island.PNG|thumb|Rudolf Island at the northern end of Franz Josef Land.]]▼
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| local name = {{lang-ru|Остров Рудольфа}}
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| location = [[Arctic]]
| coordinates = {{coord|81.767222|N|58.56|E|region:RU_type:isle_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| archipelago = [[Franz Josef Land|Franz Josef Archipelago]]
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[[File:Teplitz Bay.jpg|thumb|Ship marooned in the ice at Teplitz Bay, 1904]]▼
'''Prince Rudolf Land''', '''Crown Prince Rudolf Land''', '''Prince Rudolf Island''' or '''Rudolf Island''' ({{lang-ru|Остров Рудольфа}}) is the northernmost island of the [[Franz Josef Land|Franz Josef Archipelago]], [[Russia]].
Because of its location, the island has served as a staging area for numerous polar expeditions.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/category/People/History/austhistbio.html History]</ref>
▲'''Prince Rudolf Land''', '''Crown Prince Rudolf Land''', '''Prince Rudolf Island''' or '''Rudolf Island''' ({{lang-ru|Остров Рудольфа}}) is the northernmost island of the [[Franz Josef Land|Franz Josef Archipelago]], [[Russia]]. The island was named by the [[Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition]] in honor of [[Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria|Archduke Rudolf]] (1858–1889), Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. It belongs to the [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]] administrative region of the [[Russian Federation]].
==Geography==
Rudolf Island is almost completely glaciated. It is located very close to the limit of [[Polar ice cap|permanent Polar ice]]. Its highest point is {{convert|461|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
[[Cape Fligely]], located on Rudolf Island's northern shore, is the [[Extreme points of Europe|northernmost point]] of [[Europe]] and Russia.▼
Rudolf Island is almost completely glaciated. It is located at {{coord|81.767222|N|58.56|E|display=inline,title}}, very close to the limit of permanent Polar ice. Its highest point is {{convert|461|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Because of its location, the island has served as a staging area for numerous polar expeditions. During the second [[International Polar Year]], a weather station established on the island was the northernmost scientific outpost in the world.<ref name="drift">Althoff, William F. ''Drift Station: Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science''. Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007. p. 38</ref>▼
==History==
The island was named by the [[Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition]] in honor of [[Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria|Archduke Rudolf]] (1858–1889), Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. It belongs to the [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]] administrative region of the [[Russian Federation]].
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Sheltered [[Teplitz Bay]] has been used as a stopping point for northbound ships. During 1899–1900, an expedition led by [[Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi]] stopped in the area. The [[Ziegler Polar Expedition]] of 1903–1905, led by [[Anthony Fiala]] left a large hut here.▼
▲Sheltered [[Teplitz Bay]] has been used as a stopping point for northbound ships. During 1899–1900, an expedition led by [[Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi]] stopped in the area. The [[Ziegler Polar Expedition]] of 1903–1905, led by [[Anthony Fiala]] left a large hut here.<ref>[[William Barr (Arctic historian)|William Barr]], ''The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic''.</ref>
Due to the steep terrain in Rudolf Island, the only airfield access is a small snow strip {{convert|300|m|ft|-3|abbr=on}} up a glacier. It was constructed in 1936 as a staging area for the world's first [[Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations|drift ice station]], [[North Pole-1]].<ref name="drift"/>▼
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▲[[Cape Fligely]], located on Rudolf Island's northern shore, is the [[Extreme points of Europe|northernmost point]] of [[Europe]] and Russia.
▲[[File:Teplitz Bay.jpg|thumb|Ship marooned in the ice at Teplitz Bay, 1904]]
==See also==
* [[List of islands of Russia]]
==Further reading==
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==References==
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▲* Althoff, William F. ''Drift Station: Arctic outposts of superpower science''. Potomac Books Inc., Dulles, Virginia. 2007.
* [http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/PIG_POL/POLAR_REGIONS.html Fate of two polar expeditions in Rudolf Island]▼
==External links==
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/antecanis/tags/rudolfa/ Images of buildings on the island] ([[Flickr]])
▲* [http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/PIG_POL/POLAR_REGIONS.html Fate of two polar expeditions in Rudolf Island]
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