Svarthuken
Svarthuken is a headland at Edgeøya, Svalbard. It is the southernmost point of Edgeøya, and has a length of about two kilometers. The rock consists of dark shales, and reaches 326 m.a.s.l.- Point
- …was formerly known as “Negerpynten”
- Description: headland at Edgeøya, Svalbard
- Also known as“Black Point”“Blackpynten”“De Swarten Hoeck”“Dictus Punt”“Neger Point”“Plat Point”“Platpynten”“Swarte Hoec”“Swarte Hoeck”“Swarthoeck”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
77.23936° or 77° 14′ 22″ north
Longitude
22.673° or 22° 40′ 23″ east
Open location code
CG946MQF+P6
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Svarthuken” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Негерпйнтен”
- Cebuano: “Negerpynten”
- Dutch: “Negerpynten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Negerpynten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svarthuken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Negerpynten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svarthuken”
- Norwegian: “Svarthuken”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Svarthukfjellet and Negerdalen.
Svalbard: Highlights
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