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

这一奖项将支持一个研讨会，以开发一本关于弗朗茨·约瑟夫土地的历史地名词典。这样的地名录本质上是一份准确的地名和历史数据的文件，将139年的探险记录综合成单一的历史地理数据来源。研讨会将汇集来自美国和欧洲的关键国际研究人员，他们的工作记录了弗朗茨·约瑟夫群岛的勘探历史，以制定国际地名(地名)指南。四名本科生也将参加。确定历史地名的来源，以及确定使用当前地名的一致做法，将有助于该地区科学观测的效用。该项目更广泛的意义在于制定了该地区地名和历史地理研究的国际标准。美国本科生参与的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写一本科学可靠的历史地名录，供未来的科学研究人员(地理学家、民族志学者、民族史学家、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.).