Meanings
proper noun
alternative Franz Joseph Land · alternative Francis Joseph's Land
- An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, north of Novaya Zemlya, east of Svalbard.
Origin
The first reported finding was in the 1873 Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition led by Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht, who named the area after Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 法蘭士約瑟夫地 /法兰士约瑟夫地
- 法蘭士約瑟夫地 /法兰士约瑟夫地 (Fǎlánshì-Yuēsèfū Dì)archipelago in Russia
Danish Franz Josefs Land
- Franz Josefs Landarchipelago in Russia
Estonian Franz Josephi maa
- Franz Josephi maaarchipelago in Russia
Finnish Frans Joosefin maa
- Frans Joosefin maaarchipelago in Russia
French terre François-Joseph
- terre François-Josepharchipelago in Russia
German Franz-Josef-Land
- Franz-Josef-Landarchipelago in Russia
Russian Земля́ Фра́нца-Ио́сифа
- Земля́ Фра́нца-Ио́сифа (Zemljá Fránca-Iósifa)archipelago in Russia
Spanish Tierra de Francisco José
- Tierra de Francisco Joséarchipelago in Russia
Swedish Frans Josefs land
- Frans Josefs landarchipelago in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Franz Josef Land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franz%20Josef%20Land
MLA
“Franz Josef Land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franz%20Josef%20Land. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Franz Josef Land,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Franz%20Josef%20Land.
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