Kvalbeinøya
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Kvalbeinøya is the northwesternmost island in Scareholmane, part of Tusenøyane
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
. The island derives its name from the fact that plains on the western side of the island (and part of the northern side) are covered with whale bones.
Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane is a group of small islands south of Edgeøya. They form part of the Svalbard archipelago. The group consists of over forty islands and islets, including Brotskjer, Kulstadholmane, Utsira, Tufsen, Kong Ludvigøyane, Bölscheøya, Hornøya, Tiholmane, Meinickeøyane, Sletteøya, Schareholmane,...
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
Edgeøya
Edgeøya, occasionally anglicised as Edge Island, is an uninhabited Norwegian island in southeast of the Svalbard archipelago; it is the third largest island in this archipelago. An Arctic island, it forms part of the South East Svalbard Nature Reserve, home to polar bears and reindeer. Its eastern...
. The island derives its name from the fact that plains on the western side of the island (and part of the northern side) are covered with whale bones.