Zieglerøya

Zieglerøya is a remote island off the headland Andréetangen at the eastern side of Tjuvfjorden, at the southern side of Edgeøya, Svalbard. Total area of the island is approximately 2,8 km². The island is possibly named after either German Arctic explorer Phil. Alex. Ziegler, or Swiss cartographer Jakob Melchior Ziegler.^[1]^[2] It is quite low lying, with an elevation of1 metre (3 feet). It is also known as Ziegler Island.

Location

Latitude - 77.3906° or 77° 23' 26" north

Longitude - 22.4109° or 22° 24' 39.2" east

History

This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships America, Fridtjof and Belgica, and of the 1903–1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition. The Austrian observing site Payer–Weyprecht (81°06′N 56°11′E) was established around the start of the 20th century on this island.

References

^ "Zieglerøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 373. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

77°23′20″N 22°24′43″E / 77.389°N 22.412°E / 77.389; 22.412

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[npolar-1] "Zieglerøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

[arcticpilot-2] Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 373. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

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