Søre Repøya Explained

Søre Repøya is the largest and southern island of the two Repøyane, off Orvin Land at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. The island rises to a plateau of up to 240 m.a.s.l. It is separated from Glenhalvøya by the sound Gilessundet, and from Nordre Repøya by the sound Poortsundet.[1] [2] The island is named after Dutch whaler Outger Rep van Ootzaan.

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80.4034°N 24.2618°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Søre Repøya (Svalbard) . . 20 October 2013 . dead. 2013-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023111745/http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Søre%20Repøya.
  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 . 319, 332 .

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