Wahlbergøya
Encyclopedia
Wahlbergøya is an island in Hinlopenstretet, between Spitsbergen
and Nordaustlandet
of the archipelago Svalbard
. The island has an area of about 28 km² (10.8 sq mi). It is named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg
. It is the largest island of the island group Vaigattøyane
.
The island is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
.
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...
and 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...
of the archipelago 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...
. The island has an area of about 28 km² (10.8 sq mi). It is named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg
Peter Fredrik Wahlberg
Peter Fredrik Wahlberg was a Swedish entomologist and professor at the University College of Stockholm....
. It is the largest island of the island group Vaigattøyane
Vaigattøyane
Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in the strait Hinlopenstretet, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the archipelago Svalbard. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet....
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The island is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve is located in the north-eastern part of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The nature reserve covers all of Nordaustlandet, Kong Karls Land, Kvitøya, Sjuøyane, Storøya, Lågøya, Wilhelmøya, Wahlbergøya and a small section of the north-east corner of Spitsbergen...
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