Peschel Island
Peschel Island is the third-largest of the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies east of Wilhelm Island and northeast of Spitsbergen. The island consists of low basalt cliffs that attain an elevation of 32 meters above sea level in the northern part of the island, 28 meters in the east, and 39 meters in the south.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Pescheloya” and “Pescheløya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deegen Island and Lange Island.
Deegen Island
Island
Deegen Island is a minor island in the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies east of Wilhelm Island and northeast of Spitsbergen. The elongated island has a length of 1.5 kilometers with an east–west orientation, but its width does not exceed 300 meters.
Lange Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Peschel Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
79.00444° or 79° 0′ 16″ north
Longitude
20.91851° or 20° 55′ 7″ east
Open location code
CGF22W39+QC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Peschel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Peschel Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pescheløya”
- French: “Pescheløya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pescheløya”
- Norwegian: “Pescheløya”
- Turkish: “Peschel Adası”
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Highlights include Ehrenberg Island and Bastian Islands.
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