Greely Island
Greely Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely. Geography. Greely Island's area is and it is almost completely glacierized. Greely Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island by a narrow sound. Adjacent Islands. Kuhn Island. Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна, "Ostrov Kuna") is a large island with unglacierized shores lying off Greely Island's northern coastline. It has a maximum height of . Brosch Island. Just south of Kuhn Island lies the  small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, "Ostrov Brosh") with a maximum height of . This island was named after Gustav Brosch, a naval lieutenant from Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. Kane Island. Kane Island (Russian: Остров Кейна, "Ostrov Keyna") is another large partly unglacierized island lying off Greely Island's northeastern shore, southeast of Kuhn Island and separated from it by a narrow sound. It has a maximum height of . Kane Island was named after American Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.