Alger Island, Russia
| Russian: Остров Алджер | |
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 Alger Island
Location of the Franz Josef Archipelago.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 80°23′N 56°00′E / 80.383°N 56.000°E |
| Archipelago | Franz Josef Archipelago |
| Length | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Width | 4.7 km (2.92 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Highest point | Kupol Vostok Pervyy |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Alger Island (Russian: Остров Алджер; Ostrov Aldzher) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat 80° 22′ N, long 56° 03′ E.
The length of Alger Island is 10 km (6.2 mi) and its maximum width 4.7 km (2.9 mi). Its highest point is the 429 m (1,407 ft) high summit of the Kupol Vostok Pervyy (Купол Восток Первый) ice dome that covers part of the island. There are wide unglaciated areas on the northern and the southwestern shores.
Alger Island is located north of , separated from it by a 2 km (1.2 mi) narrow sound.
The wintering site of the 1901 failed American Baldwin-Ziegler Expedition was on Alger Island. They named this island after 19th-century American author Horatio Alger who was a significant figure of American cultural and social ideals at that time.
Off Alger Island's southwestern shores lies Ostrov Matil'dy (Остров Матильды), a very small, barely 1 km (0.62 mi) long, island.
Coordinates: 80°23′N 56°00′E / 80.383°N 56.000°E
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