Cape Fligely мыс Флигели
Cape
Cape Fligely is located at the northern tip of Rudolf Island in Franz Josef Land.
Cape Fligely
Coordinates: 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E / 81.84306°N 59.23944°E / 81.84306; 59.23944
Location	Arkhangelsk Oblast,  Russia
Offshore water bodies	Arctic Ocean

Cape Fligely (Russian: Мыс Флигели; Mys Fligeli) is located on the northern shores of Rudolf Island and Franz Josef Land in the Russian Federation,^[1][2] and is the northernmost point of Russia, Europe, and Eurasia as a whole. It is 911 kilometres (566 mi) south from the North Pole.

History

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Cape Fligely

The northernmost point of Europe and Eurasia is "nameless" located 450 m North and 1800 m west of Cape Fligely.

This cape was first visited on 12 April 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition and named after Austrian cartographer Field Marshal August von Fligely (1811–1879).^[3]