Botniahalvøya

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Botniahalvøya is a peninsula of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is located between Lady Franklinfjorden and Brennevinsfjorden. It has a length of about twelve nautical miles. The highest peak is Franklinfjellet, at 430 m.a.s.l. [1] [2]

Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago

Nordaustlandet is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of 14,443 square kilometres (5,576 sq mi). It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under large ice caps, mainly Austfonna and Vestfonna, the remaining parts of the north being tundra inhabited by reindeer and walruses. The island is uninhabited and lies entirely within Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.

Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

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Lady Franklinfjorden fjord in Svalbard

Lady Franklinfjorden is a fjord in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The fjord has a length of about 25 kilometers. Lady Franklinfjorden is named after Jane Franklin, the wife of Arctic explorer John Franklin.

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Franklinfjellet is a mountain in Gustav V Land, on the peninsula Botniahalvøya of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway. It has a height of 430 m.a.s.l. The mountain is named after British naval officer John Franklin.

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Depotodden is a headland in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is located south of the mountain of Basisfjellet on the peninsula Laponiahalvøya, at the northeastern side of Brennevinsfjorden.

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Storsteinhalvøya is a peninsula at the northwestern side of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is surrounded by Murchisonfjorden to the south, Franklinsundet to the north, and Lady Franklinfjorden to the northeast. The peninsula is almost free of glaciated areas, and contains some lakes. The nearly closed bay Claravågen is located at the western side, and Pentavika and Westmanbukta at the northern side.

Søre Repøya is the largest and southern island of the two Repøyane, off Orvin Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The island rises to a plateau of up to 240 m.a.s.l. It is separated from Glenhalvøya by the sound Gilessundet, and from Nordre Repøya by the sound Poortsundet. The island is named after Dutch whaler Outger Rep van Ootzaan.

Snøtoppen is a mountain in Gustav V Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It has a height of 620 m.a.s.l. and is the highest mountain of the peninsula of Laponiahalvøya.

References

  1. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions SvalbardJan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 307. ISBN   82-90653-06-9.
  2. "Botniahalvøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Coordinates: 80°15′54″N19°15′21″E / 80.2651°N 19.2559°E / 80.2651; 19.2559

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