Schönau Island

This article is about the island in Franz Josef Land. For the island in Greenland, see Koldewey Islands.

Schönau Island (Russian: Остров Шёнау, romanized: Ostrov Shyonau) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.

Schönau Island

Native name: Остров Шёнау
Geography
Location	Franz Josef Land
Coordinates	80°09′09″N 59°05′42″E
Administration
Russia
Oblast	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Demographics
Population	0

Geography

This island lies off Koldewey Island's northern point in the Lavrov Sound opposite to Hall Island and Berghaus Island. It is only 90 m across.

Schönau Island Island is named after the town of Teplitz-Schönau (now Teplice, Czech Republic), the birthplace of Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer Julius Payer, who made the discovery of Franz Josef Land in the late 19th century when he led, as a Commander at Shore, the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition together with Karl Weyprecht, who was Commander at Sea.