Victoria Island (Russia)
Russian: Остров Виктория | |
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Victoria Island is mostly covered with ice and snow the whole year round (Sentinel-2 image, 2020) | |
Location of Victoria Island in the Arctic Ocean | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Queen Victoria Sea, Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 80°09′N 36°46′E / 80.150°N 36.767°E |
| Area | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 6.5 km (4.04 mi) |
| Width | 3.3 km (2.05 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Highest point | Ice cap HP |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Victoria Island (Russian: Остров Виктория; Ostrov Viktoriya) is a small Arctic island of the Russian Federation. It is located at 80°9′N 36°46′E / 80.150°N 36.767°E, halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land. It was annexed to the USSR in 1932 (six years after the rest of Franz Josef Land).