Hofmann Island
island in Franz Josef Land, Russia
Hofmann Island (Остров Гофмана; Ostrov Gofmana) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic.
Hofmann Island is 13 kilometres (8 miles) long and its maximum width is 5 km (3 miles). It is located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) further east from Rainer Island and it has three small islets on its northeastern shores.
Hofmann island is the site of a snow runway.
This island is said to have been named after Freiherr Leopold von Hoffmann, a member of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Society, though a differing claim attributes the namesake to be Russian geologist Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann.
Northeast of Hofmann Island runs a 45-kilometre-broad (28 mi) channel known as Proliv Severo Vostochnyy, beyond which lies Belaya Zemlya.
The public source identifies “Hofmann Island” as island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hofmann, Island and island.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2482001. Authority coordinates are 81.286, 60.171. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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