McClintock Island
McClintock Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.
History
The island was discovered by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition in March 1874, and they named it after Irish explorer of the Arctic Francis Leopold McClintock. Karl Weyprecht and Julius von Payer's third expedition to Franz Josef Land in April 1874, was to explore McClintock Island, but they had to abandon their ship Tegetthoff and were rescued by a Russian ship that took to them Vardø. Payer climbed Cape Brünn from which he attempted to survey the southern coast of Zichy Land and estimated the westward extent of Franz Josef Land to reach 50° E at least.The Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition were the next to set foot on the island on 1 September 1901, at Cape Dillon. This was also the spot where the first members of the stranded Ziegler Polar Expedition were found by Johan Kjeldsen aboard the Terra Nova on 30 July 1905.
The Bratvaag Expedition led by Gunnar Horn passed by the island in 1930.
Bowhead whales were detected near other islands in Franz Josef Land, but not near McClintock Island.