Named in memory of Andrej Ippolitovich Wilkitzky (Wilkicki; 1858–1913) and his son Boris Andreevich Wilkitzky (1885–1961), outstanding Russian hydrographers and Arctic explorers, who made an invaluable contribution to mastering the navigation of the Northern Maritime Way. In 1913 Boris Wilkitzky discovered a new archipelago, named by him “The Land of Emperor Nicholas II” (now Severnaya Zemlya), as well as a strait named for him. (M 30096) _ _.