Kolguyev Island topographic map

Name: Kolguyev Island topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Kolguyev Island, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Federal District, Russia (68.66937 48.21056 69.50243 50.31102)

Average elevation: 26 m

Minimum elevation: -5 m

Maximum elevation: 176 m

The island was explored in 1894 by the British naturalist Aubyn B. R. Trevor-Battye. He landed in June with an assistant, intending to spend about one month studying the wildlife, especially the birds. Due to mechanical problems with the vessel and a misunderstanding, they were left stranded on the island for 12 weeks. He published his study of the natural history and topography of Kolguyev as Ice-Bound on Kolguev (Trevor-Battye 1895). The book includes observations on the Nenets (whom he called Samoyed) who brought their reindeer to the island for summer grazing and to trap geese for trade in Russia. Trevor-Battye eventually left the island with these reindeer herders in September 1894, and had to travel 1,000 miles (1,600 km) overland from the Pechora River to Archangel. He described this journey in A Northern Highway of the Tsar (Trevor-Battye 1898).

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