Rudolph Island
Rudolf Island, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
Description:
The northernmost point of land on the island is Cape Fligeli. It belongs to the Russian Federation, but is also the northernmost point of Eurasia. Almost the entire island is covered with ice.
The island, along with the entire archipelago of Franz Josef Land, was discovered in 1873 by explorer Julius Payer and his Austro-Hungarian expedition.
In 1995, a Soviet-era polar station called Tikhaya Bay was mothballed on the island, operating since 1929. In 1936, the first base was established there for a Soviet air expedition to the North Pole.