Tavleøya
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Tavleøya is one of Sjuøyane
, north of Nordaustlandet
. The island
lies south of Vesle Tavleøya
and about 1 km west of the northern point of Phippsøya
.
Sjuøyane
Sjuøyane is the northernmost part of the Svalbard archipelago, just north of Nordaustlandet. As the name implies, this is a group of seven islands , although three are mere islets. The principal islands are Phippsøya, Parryøya, Martensøya, Nelsonøya and Waldenøya, the islets are Tavleøya, Vesle...
, north of Nordaustlandet
Nordaustlandet
Nordaustlandet is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopenstretet. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under large ice caps, mainly Austfonna and Vestfonna, the remaining parts of the north being tundra...
. The island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
lies south of Vesle Tavleøya
Vesle Tavleøya
Vesle Tavleøya is the largest island of the two northernmost of Sjuøyane, north of Nordaustlandet.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
and about 1 km west of the northern point of Phippsøya
Phippsøya
Phippsøya is the largest island in Sjuøyane, an island group north of Nordaustlandet.The island is named after the English explorer Constantine John Phipps, who commanded two bomb vessels, and , on an expedition to Svalbard in 1773.-References:...
.