Kjerulføya

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Kjerulføya is an island north of Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is named for Theodor Kjerulf. [1] The island is located within Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.

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In the film Orion's Belt, Kjerulfsøya is the location of the Soviet bearing station. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kjerulføya". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 18 March 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Skagen, Sølvi (2005). Fra idé til film: Orions belte (in Norwegian). Vett & Viten. p. 106. ISBN   82-412-0540-6.

Coordinates: 80°14.2′N25°40.4′E / 80.2367°N 25.6733°E / 80.2367; 25.6733

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