Pyotr Wrangel - Wikipedia
Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Врангель, pronounced [ˈvranɡʲɪlʲ]; German: Peter von Wrangel; August 27 [O.S. August 15] 1878 – 25 April 1928), also known by his nickname the Black Baron, was a Russian military officer of …
Wrangel family - Wikipedia
The Wrangel family (sometimes transliterated as Wrangell or Vrangel; Russian: Врангель) is a Baltic German noble family with branches in several countries. [1] Members of the family have also been part of the Swedish, Russian, Spanish, and Prussian nobility.
Wrangel Island - Wikipedia
Wrangel Island (Russian: О́стров Вра́нгеля, romanized: Ostrov Vrangelya, IPA: [ˈostrəf ˈvrangʲɪlʲə]; Chukot: Умӄиԓир, romanized: Umqiḷir, IPA: [umqiɬir], "island of polar bears" [1]) is an island of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the 92nd largest island in the world and roughly the size of Crete.
Wrangel Island | Map, Expedition, & Weather | Britannica
2024年10月11日 · Wrangel Island, island, in Chukotka autonomous okrug (district), far northeastern Russia, lying in the Arctic Ocean and separating the East Siberian Sea from the Chukchi Sea. The long, narrow island is about 78 miles (125 km) wide and occupies an area of some 2,800 square miles (7,300 square km).
In Photos: On Russia's Remote Wrangel Island, a Haven for Arctic ...
2022年11月3日 · In the remote waters of the Arctic Ocean above Russia's Far East mainland lies Wrangel Island — a rugged, mountainous stretch of land that remains barely touched by human life.
Wrangel Island Russia: Guide with Sublime Photos
Learn more about Wrangel Island which gained UNESCO World Nature Heritage Status in this in-depth guide. Explore Wrangel Island with RussiaDiscovery.
Russian Refuge - National Geographic
Wrangel Island was declared a zapovednik—a federally managed nature sanctuary—in 1976, and it remains one of Russia’s coldest, remotest pieces of protected wilderness. The 2,900-square-mile ...
Wrangel Island - New World Encyclopedia
Wrangel Island is a breeding ground for polar bears (having the highest density of dens in the world), seals, and lemmings. Over 100 species of birds migrate to the island during the summer, many of them endangered.
1920: The 'Black Baron' And The White Exodus From Crimea
2020年11月13日 · Wrangel was an officer of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I who took over command of the Armed Forces of South Russia, the unified forces of the White movement in southern territories that...
The Ice Curtain: Why is there a new Russian military facility 300 …
2023年5月31日 · Wrangel Island exemplifies Russia’s growing Arctic military footprint and its strategic ambitions. The island is nearly 300 miles from the Alaskan coast and houses a Sopka-2 radar; the most easterly placed radar installation in what is becoming a “protective dome” to defend Russia’s Arctic domain.