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  1. There are many interesting stories recorded about Arctic exploration, and Cape Tegetthoff is featured in quite a few of them. These rocky spikes were the first piece of Franz Josef Land to be seen by European explorers. They were spotted by Payer and Weyprecht aboard their ship, the Tegetthoff on August 30, 1873, bu...

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  2. This rocky, flat island is located among the middle islands in Franz Josef Land in a subgroup called Zichy Land. It was named after William Ziegler who lead the Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition in the beginning of the 20th Century. There was once an Austrian observing site, Payer-Weyprecht, on the island. We f...

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        0.05 Gigapixels
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        August 11, 2008
        Date Taken
        July 27, 2008
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