Franz Josef Land: Home to Russian Military base
Q. Franz Josef Land which is in news is in -- Published on 30 Dec 15a. Arctic Ocean
b. South Pacific Ocean
c. North Atlantic Ocean
d. North Pacific Ocean
ANSWER: Arctic Ocean
- Russia has built a giant military base in the far northern Arctic where 150 soldiers can live autonomously for up to 18 months.
- The building erected on the large island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago
- Named the "Arctic Trefoil", or three-lobed leaf, the sprawling three-pointed structure is coloured red white and blue like the Russian flag.
- The base is a permanent structure located on the 80th parallel north and has an area of 14,000 square metres (150,000 square feet).
