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Franz Josef Land, jewel to the world a few have seen

Only 4 of the islands (George Land, Wilczek Land, Graham Bell Island and Alexandra Land) have areas exceeding 100,000 hectares. Franz Josef Land is dominated by glaciations, which covers 85% of the islands. It is the biggest frozen area of land in the Russian Arctic with immense tidewater glaciers and glittering icebergs provide a stunning …