See Also: Franz Josef Land(encyclopedia)
Strauss, Franz Josef(encyclopedia)
Half-Brother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half-Rother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half Full Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half Half Full - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half-and-Half Game - Poker(gambling)
Half Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
HALF-BROTHER AND HALF-SISTER(law)
Half-and-Half Tournament - Poker(gambling)

half-life (oh) and Franz Josef Land (sh)


half-life (oh)



n [C]
the length of time it takes a radioactive substance to lose half of its radioactivity

Franz Josef Land (sh)




Russian Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa

Archipelago, northeastern Barents Sea.

Consisting of about 190 islands, it is the northernmost territory of Russia and the most northerly land of the Eastern Hemisphere. With a land area of about 6,229 sq mi (16,134 sq km), the islands comprise a series of lowland plateaus, 85% of which is ice-covered. The Arctic climate supports polar bears and the Arctic fox, with numerous bird species. The Soviet Union annexed the islands in 1926 and maintained permanent weather stations there.