Cape Fligely
мыс Флигели | |
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Coordinates: 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E | |
Location | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia |
Offshore water bodies | Arctic Ocean |
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.
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).
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