Antarcticøya Explained

Antarcticøya is an island at the southwestern coast of Svenskøya in Kong Karls Land, Svalbard. It is located outside the bay of Kyrkjevika. The island is named after the ship Antarctic.[1] Antarcticøya is the largest among several small islands at the outer part of Kyrkjevika.[2]

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78.6727°N 26.6303°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antarcticøya (Svalbard) . . 16 July 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205941/http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Antarctic%C3%B8ya . live .
  2. Book: Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard - Jan Mayen . 1988 . 7 . The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute . Stavanger . 82-90653-06-9 . 384 .

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