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Svalbard
Spitsbergen

Svenskøya

Svenskøya is an island in . It is the second largest island of Kong Karls Land with an area of 137 km². Svenskøya is separated from by the strait . The island is separated from and by the strait Olgastretet.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Svalbard
  • Also known as: “Det Svenske Forland”, “Fastiisöen”, “Giles-Land”, “Isola del Ghiaccio Forte”, “Promontoire Suédois”, “Schwedisches Vorland”, “Svenska Förlandet”, “Svenskeöya”, and “Swedish Foreland”

Svenskøya

Latitude
78.73874° or 78° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
26.7136° or 26° 42′ 49″ east
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
CGC8PPQ7+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27318621
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
607068
Wiki­data ID
Q1142903
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Satellite Map

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

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Svenskøya” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շվենսկոյա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şvenskoya adası”
  • Catalan: “Svenskøya”
  • Cebuano: “Svenskøya”
  • Chinese: “瑞典岛”
  • Chinese: “瑞典島”
  • Danish: “Svenskøen”
  • Danish: “Svenskøya”
  • Dutch: “Svenskoya”
  • Dutch: “Svenskøya”
  • Estonian: “Svenskoya”
  • Estonian: “Svensköya”
  • Estonian: “Svenskøya”
  • French: “Svenskoya”
  • French: “Svenskøya”
  • German: “Svenskoya”
  • German: “Svenskøya”
  • Greek: “Σβένσκεγια”
  • Italian: “Svenskøya”
  • Japanese: “スヴェンスク島”
  • Latvian: “Svenskeja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Svenskeøya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Svenskøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svenskøya”
  • Norwegian: “Svenskøya”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Szwedzka”
  • Pushto: “سويډنی ټاپو”
  • Pushto: “سويډينی ټاپو”
  • Russian: “Свенскёйа (архипелаг Шпицберген)”
  • Russian: “Свенскёйа”
  • Russian: “Шведский остров”
  • Sardinian: “Svenskøya”
  • Spanish: “Svenskøya”
  • Swedish: “Svenskøya”
  • Turkish: “Svenskøya”
  • Ukrainian: “Свенскея”

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