Salisbury Island (Russia)

Salisbury Island, (Russian: Остров Солсбери; Ostrov Solsberi) is an island located in the central area of Franz Josef Land, Russia.

Its highest point is 482 m and practically the entire surface of the island is glacierized.

Salisbury Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago.

[1] A possible source for the name is geology professor Rollin D. Salisbury (1858-1922), of the University of Chicago.

[citation needed] It is also possible that Jackson named the island after Lord Salisbury.

Various islands of central Franz Josef Land