Markham Sound
Markham Sound is a strait in the eastern part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It was first reported and named in 1874 by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition.- Strait
- Description: strait in the eastern part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
- Also known as“Amrham”“Proliv Markama”“Proliv Markema”“Proliv Markgama”“Proliv Markham”“Proliv Markkhema”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
80.52326° or 80° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
56.20792° or 56° 12′ 29″ east
Open location code
CHGRG6F5+85
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Markham Sound” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Markem boğazı”
- Cebuano: “Proliv Markema”
- Croatian: “Markhamov tjesnac”
- Hausa: “Ruwan Markham”
- Italian: “Stretto di Markham”
- Russian: “Пролив Маркема”
- Spanish: “Estrecho de Markham”
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Notable Places Nearby
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