Brady Island
Brady Island (Russian: Остров Брейди; Ostrov Bryeydi) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.
| Остров Брейди | |
|---|---|
 Location of Brady Island within southeastern Franz Josef Land | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 80°16′02″N 55°17′17″E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
| Highest elevation | 381 m (1250 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Geography
The island has a maximum altitude of 381 m (1,250 ft). Between its northernmost point, Cape Wiese (Russian: мыс Визе), and its southernmost point, Cape Krasovsky (Russian: мыс Красовского), it is about 7 km (4 mi) in length. Located in the central part of the archipelago, it lies 8 km (5 mi) west of McClintock Island, separated by the Aberdare Strait (Russian: пролив Абердэр). Brice, Bliss, and Leigh-Smith Island are located to the north and west of Brady Island, beyond the Sidorov Strait (Russian: пролив Сидорова).[1]
History
The island was discovered by Benjamin Leigh Smith in 1880. It is most likely named after Henry Bowman Brady, a zoologist who examined collections from both the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition and Albert Hastings Markham’s expedition in 1879.[2]:18 The expedition also gave the name Cape Speelman to what is now Cape Krasovsky, after Jhr. M. H. Speelman (1852–1907), a lieutenant on the Dutch Arctic expeditions 1878–1879. The current name was given in 1950, in honour of Russian scientist Feodosy Krasovsky.[2]:20
References
- Циглер (1965). Topographical Map U-40-XXXI,XXXII,XXXIII (Map). 1 : 200 000. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Capelotti, Peter Joseph; Forsberg, Magnus (2015). "The place names of Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa: Leigh Smith's Eira expeditions, 1880 and 1881–1882". Polar Record. 51 (256): 16–23. doi:10.1017/S0032247413000429.