Английская Википедия:Becker Island
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox islands Becker Island (Шаблон:Lang-ru; Ostrov Bekkera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic.
Becker Island was named after Moritz Alois Becker (1812-1887), the general secretary of Austrian Geographical Society.[1]
Geography
Becker Island is long and narrow, stretching from East to West. It is located straight south of Rainer Island. Its length is Шаблон:Convert and its average width Шаблон:Convert.
The Kupol Surova (Купол Сурова) ice dome covers the western part of the island.[2] The highest point of Becker Island is a Шаблон:Convert high summit located at the eastern end. The eastern half of this island is unglacierized. The eastern headland, Cape Galkovsky (Mys Galkovskogo) is relatively close to the island's highest point. The western headland is Cape Lopast.[3]
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