In the course of a journey to Cape Chelyuskin and back, during the late summer of 1933, a party of scientists, led by Professor W. J . Wiese, carried out a number of useful investigations, and were successful in discovering a new island. This expedition was organised by the Arctic Institute for the purpose of making hydrographic and biological investigations in the northern Kara Sea and had hoped to obtain the use of the ice-breaker Taimyr.