Cape Fligely

 ( Extreme Points Of Russia ) 

Cape Fligely (; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russia,Russian Geographic Society: «Cape Fligely on Rudolph Island — the northernmost point of the Eurasian landmass» ; «Мыс Флигели на острове Рудольфа — крайняя северная островная точка России и Евразии»A. Umbreit. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, & Jan Mayen. Bradt Travel Guides, 2009. . and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is south of the North Pole.

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History This cape was first visited on 12 April 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition and named after Austria-Hungary cartographer Field Marshal August von Fligely (1811–1879). Кристоф Рансмайр «Ужасы льдов и мрака»

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See also

• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of Russia
• Extreme points of Eurasia

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