Franz Josef Land

[ land; German lahnt ]

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noun

an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, E of Spitzbergen and N of Novaya Zemlya: belongs to the Russian Federation.

Franz Josef Land

/ frants ˈjoːzɛf /

an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Arctic Ocean, administratively part of Russia. Area: about 21 000 sq km (8000 sq miles) Russian nameZemlya Frantsa Iosifazjiˈmlja ˈfrantsə ˈjɔsifə

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