History
This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships America, Fridtjof and Belgica, and of the 1903-1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition. The Austrian observing site Payer-Weyprecht (probably 81°06′N 56°11′E / 81.1°N 56.183°E / 81.1; 56.183) was established around the start of the 20th century on this island.
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