| Adelaide | |
| Local Name: | ru|остров Аделаиды |
| Location: | Russian Arctic |
| Coordinates: | 81.6255°N 61.9295°W |
| Archipelago: | Franz Josef Land |
| Elevation M: | 48 |
| Population: | 0 |
| Country: | Russia |
Adelaide Island (ru|остров Аделаиды) is an island located in Franz Josef Land, Russian Federation, in the north-east of the archipelago, which lies in the Kara Sea. The highest point of the island is 48m (157feet).
It is one of three glaciated islands that comprise Belaya Zemlya, a geographical subgroup of the Franz Josef archipelago.
Yeva-Liv Island lies 3.5km (02.2miles) to the northeast.
Adelaide Island was discovered by Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen on 9 August 1895 on their return journey from an attempt to reach the North Pole.[1] Nansen named the island after his mother .