The Place Names of Franz Josef Land: A workshop on the historical geography of an archipelago of polar explorers

该奖项将支持一个研讨会，以制定一个关于弗朗茨约瑟夫土地的历史地名词典。 这样的地名录基本上是一份准确地名和历史数据的文件，将把139年的考察记录综合成历史地理数据的单一来源。 研讨会将汇集来自美国和欧洲的主要国际研究人员，他们的工作记录了弗朗兹约瑟夫地群岛的勘探历史，以制定国际地名（地名）准则。 四名本科生也将参加。 确定历史地名的来源以及确定使用现有地名的一贯做法，将有助于在该区域进行科学观测。该项目更广泛的意义在于制定该区域地名和历史地理研究的国际标准。 美国本科生参与的这个项目将有助于培养下一代地理学者。 讲习班的成果将有助于编制一份科学合理的历史地名录，供今后的科学研究人员（地理学家、人种学家、人种史学家、生物学家、自然历史学家、考古学家等）使用。

This award will support a workshop to develop a historical gazetteer on Franz Josef Land. Such a gazetteer is essentially a document of accurate place names and historical data that will synthesize 139 years of expedition accounts into a single source of historical geographic data. The workshop will bring together key international researchers from the US and Europe, whose work has documented the history of exploration in the islands of Franz Josef Land, to develop international toponymic (place name) guidelines. Four undergraduate students will also attend. Defining both the derivations of historical place names, as well as identifying consistent practices in the use of current place names, will contribute to the utility of scientific observations in this region. The broader significance of the project is the development of international standards for place names and historical geographic research in the region. The project the participation of US undergraduates will contribute to training the next generation of geographic scholars. The results of the workshop will contribute to the development of a scientifically sound historical gazetteer for use by future scientific researchers (geographers, ethnographers, ethnohistorians, biologists, natural historians, archaeologists, etc.).