Ziegler Island (Russian: Остров Циглера; Ostrov Tsiglera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia.
This island is 45 km (28 mi) long, stretching from the NW to the SE. Its area is 448 km2 (173 sq mi) and it is almost completely unglacierized. The highest point on Ziegler Island is 554 m (1,818 ft). Ziegler Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago.
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“The island dreams under the dawn
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A parrot sways upon a tree,
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)