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Wilhelm Island

Wilhelm Island is an island in the archipelago. It is situated northeast of Olav V Land on , in Hinlopen Strait. Its area is 120 km². About 33.5 % of the island is covered with ice. The island was named after Wilhelm I.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Isle Guillaume”, “Isle Thumb Point”, “Isola di Guglielmo”, “King William Island”, “Tommøya”, “Vilhelmsøya”, “Viljamsøya”, “Waajgats Eyland”, “Waygat Island”, “WilhelmInsel”, “Wilhelmøya”, “William I Island”, and “William Island”

Wilhelm Island

Latitude
79.06276° or 79° 3′ 46″ north
Longitude
20.43822° or 20° 26′ 18″ east
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Open location code
CGF23C7Q+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25123685
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
607022
Wiki­data ID
Q1341837
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Satellite Map

Discover Wilhelm Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Wilhelm Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vilhelm adası”
  • Catalan: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Cebuano: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Chinese: “威廉岛”
  • Chinese: “威廉島”
  • Danish: “Wilhelmøen”
  • Danish: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Dutch: “Wilhelmoya”
  • Dutch: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Esperanto: “Vilhelminsulo”
  • Estonian: “Wilhelmoya”
  • Estonian: “Wilhelmöya”
  • Estonian: “Wilhelmøya”
  • French: “Wilhelmoya”
  • French: “Wilhelmøya”
  • German: “Wilhelmoya”
  • German: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Greek: “Βίλχελμεγια”
  • Italian: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Japanese: “ウィルヘルム島”
  • Latvian: “Vilhelma sala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Norwegian: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Wilhelma”
  • Russian: “Остров Вильгельма (архипелаг Шпицберген)”
  • Russian: “Остров Вильгельма”
  • Spanish: “Wilhelmoya”
  • Spanish: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Swedish: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Turkish: “Wilhelmøya”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів Вільгельма”

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