Greely Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. This island was named after American Arctic explorer Adolphus Greely.

Geography

Greely Island's area is 127 km² and it is almost completely glacierized. Greely Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It is separated from Ziegler Island by a narrow sound.

Adjacent Islands

Kuhn Island

Kuhn Island (Russian: Остров Куна, Ostrov Kuna) is a large island with unglacierized shores lying off Greely Island's northern coastline. It has a maximum height of 228 m.

Brosch Island

Just south of Kuhn Island lies the small Brosch Island (Russian: Остров Брош, Ostrov Brosh) with a maximum height of 85 m. This island was named after Gustav Brosch, a naval lieutenant from Bohemia in the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.

Kane Island

Kane Island (Russian: Остров Кейна, Ostrov Keyna) is another large partly unglacierized island lying off Greely Island's northeastern shore, southeast of Kuhn Island and separated from it by a 2 km narrow sound. It has a maximum height of 282 m. Kane Island was named after American Arctic explorer Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.

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