Sørkapp
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Sørkapp is the southernmost point on Sørkappøya
, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Spitsbergen
of Svalbard
, Norway
. The cape itself is 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) long. The point borders to the Greenland Sea
to the west, the Norwegian Sea
to the south and the Barents Sea
to the east. The point is within Sørkapp Bird Sanctuary
.
Sørkappøya
Sørkappøya is a 7 km long island at the southern tip of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. Behind the island is Sørkapp , the southern cape of Spitsbergen.-References:...
, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Constituting the western-most bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea...
of Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The cape itself is 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) long. The point borders to the Greenland Sea
Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south. The Greenland Sea is often defined as part of the Arctic Ocean, sometimes as part of the...
to the west, the Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea
The Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Norway. It is located between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea and adjoins the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a...
to the south and the Barents Sea
Barents Sea
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
to the east. The point is within Sørkapp Bird Sanctuary
Sørkapp Bird Sanctuary
Sørkapp Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes the island of Sørkappøya and other islands off Sørkapp Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 36,000,000 square metres....
.