Graham Bell Island

Russia / Nenets / Amderma /
Graham Bell Island is an island located at 80.8663889° N 64.2891667° E. It is a part of the Franz Josef Land, Russia. Greem Bell is home to a Cold War outpost and to the airfield Greem Bell (81°09′N, 64°17′E), the largest airfield in the archipelago. It has a runway 2,100 m (7,000 ft) long. Russian cargo and fighter aircraft have regularly landed here since the 1950s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrov_Greem-Bell
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Coordinates:   80°54'51"N   63°57'5"E

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  • It's so glad to hear such names on these islands.What about Elisha Gray?The real inventor of the telephone?:P
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