Poolepynten Explained

Poolepynten
Type:Cape
Location:Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, Norway
Map:Svalbard#Arctic
Label:Poolepynten
Label Position:right
Coordinates:78.4448°N 11.8937°W

Poolepynten is a headland at the eastern coast of the Prins Karls Forland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located within the strait of Forlandsundet. The headland is named after British whaler Jonas Poole. It has a length of about 1.5 kilometers.[1] [2]

Poolepynten lies within the Forlandet National Park.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poolepynten (Svalbard) . . 29 June 2013.
  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 . 250 .
  3. Book: Aasheim, Stein P. . Norges nasjonalparker: Svalbard . 2008 . Gyldendal . Oslo . Norwegian . 978-82-05-37128-6 . 96–98 .