Klovningen

Klovningen
	Photo from the outer northwestern sea inlet of Spitsbergen, called Fair Haven, with the islands Nordvestøyane and surroundings. Albert I Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard (Norway).
	Klovningen
Geography
Coordinates	79°52′00″N11°30′00″E / 79.86667°N 11.50000°E Coordinates: 79°52′00″N11°30′00″E / 79.86667°N 11.50000°E
Archipelago	Nordvestøyane
Area	2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Highest point	292
Administration
	Norway

Last updated April 15, 2019

Klovningen is an island in Albert I Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has an area of about 2.2 km², and is located in the archipelago of Nordvestøyane. Its highest peak is 292 m.a.s.l., and the island is recognizable by a sharp cleft which separates two summits in the northern part.^[1]^[2]

Albert I Land is the land area of the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is bordered by Haakon VII Land to the southeast. To the northeast lies Raudfjorden and its inner branch, Klinckowströmfjorden, to the southeast Krossfjorden and its inner branch, Lilliehöökfjorden, to the west and north the Arctic Ocean.

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References

↑ "Klovningen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 August 2013.
↑ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 272. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

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[1] "Klovningen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[arcticpilot-2] Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 272. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.