Vaigattøyane Explained
Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet.[1]
The largest island of the group is Wahlbergøya,[2] while other islands are Von Otterøya,[3] Nyströmøya[4] and Berggrenøya.[5]
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79.4°N 20°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Vaigattøyane . . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232545/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=615508M . 25 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Wahlbergøya . . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232545/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=416067I . 25 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Von Otterøya . . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232545/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=416007I . 25 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Nyströmøya . . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232545/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=810724P . 25 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Berggrenøya . . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232545/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=6998M . 25 April 2012 . dead . dmy-all .