See Also: Strauss, Franz Josef(encyclopedia)
Franz Josef Land(encyclopedia)
Gangetic(dictionary)
Gangetic Plain(encyclopedia)
Englisch, Josef(medicine)
Jadassohn, Josef(medicine)
Mengele, Josef(encyclopedia)
Dobrovsky, Josef(encyclopedia)
Marek, Josef(medicine)
Josef (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

Franz Josef Land (sh) and Gangetic (iou)


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.


Gangetic (iou)



Gangetic noun & adjective. L17.
[Latin Gangeticus, from Ganges (see below), from Greek Gagges: see -IC.]
A. noun. In pl. Those who live on the banks of the Ganges. Only in L17.
b. adjective. Belonging to the Ganges, a great river in the north of the Indian subcontinent, flowing from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. M19.