Olsholmen

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Olsholmen is a small island or islet at the west coast of Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the capes Kapp Klaveness and Kapp Borthen. [1] The islet is included in the Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary, which was established in 1973. [2]

Wedel Jarlsberg Land peninsula in Svalbard, Norway

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Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

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Coordinates: 77°14′14″N14°15′01″E / 77.2371°N 14.2504°E / 77.2371; 14.2504

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