Brochøya Explained

Brochøya
Location:Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway
Coordinates:80.4533°N 83.9°W
Archipelago:Svalbard
Country:Norway

Brochøya is an island off the north coast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The island is named after politician and physicist Ole Jacob Broch.[1]

Brochøya is located west of Foynøya, is part of Orvin Land and is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brochøya . . 3 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503003112/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=01650A# . 2012-05-03 . dead .

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