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Schmidt Island

Schmidt Island proper noun: an island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic.

Proper noun

Schmidt Island

  1. an island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic

Origin of Schmidt Island

Named after the Soviet scientist and first head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, Otto Schmidt.

Questions about Schmidt Island

What does Schmidt Island mean?
Schmidt Island means an island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic.
What part of speech is Schmidt Island?
Schmidt Island is a proper noun.

Words near Schmidt Island in the dictionary

  1. Schmidt
  2. Schmidt camera
  3. Schmidt cameras
  4. Schmidt corrector plate
  5. Schmidt corrector plates
  6. Schmidt Island
  7. Schmidt reaction
  8. Schmidt reactions
  9. Schmidt rearrangement
  10. Schmidt rearrangements
  11. Schmidt telescope

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