Forlandsundet

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Forlandsundet (labelled g) is on Spitsbergen's west coast

Forlandsundet is an 88 km long sound separating Prins Karls Forland and Spitsbergen. Its northern limits are Fuglehuken to the west and Kvadehuken to the east. Its southern limits are Salpynten to the west and Daudmannsodden to the east.

Prins Karls Forland island of Svalbard

Prins Karls Forland or Forlandet, occasionally anglicized as Prince Charles Foreland, is an island off the west coast of Oscar II Land on Spitsbergen in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. The entire island and the surrounding sea area constitutes Forlandet National Park.

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Fuglehuken

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Coordinates: 78°35′N11°44′E / 78.583°N 11.733°E / 78.583; 11.733

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