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Payer Island ((ロシア語:oстров Пайера, ''ostrov Payera'')) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Its area is 160 km². Payer Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. This island was named after Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape artist, one of the leaders of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. ==Adjacent islands== Very close to Payer Island, off its easternmost point, lie some small islands: *Stoliczka Island (Остров Столичка), the island farther offshore, is the site of a large walrus rookery. Lat 81° 11′ N, long 58° 16′ E. This island was named after Moravian paleontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874) by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. *Apollo Island, ''Ostrov Apollonova'' lies in the sound between Stoliczka and Payer Island. It is only 500 m across. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Payer Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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