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

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 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 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].