Lange Island
Lange Island is the largest of the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies east of Wilhelm Island and northeast of Spitsbergen. The island is essentially a long series of low basalt cliffs measuring 6 kilometers from east to west, connected by sand bars.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Dove”, “Ehrenberg”, “Isle Jäderin”, “Koner Island”, “Lange”, “Langeoya”, “Langeøya”, and “Langøya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ehrenberg Island and Deegen Island.
Ehrenberg Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ehrenberg Island is a minor island in the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies north of Lange Island. The island has the shape of an inverted teardrop and its highest elevation is 30 meters above sea level.
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
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
79.02711° or 79° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
21.05351° or 21° 3′ 13″ eastOpen location code
CGF323G3+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 247532691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Lange Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lange Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Langeøya”
- French: “Langeøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Langeøya”
- Norwegian: “Langeøya”
- Turkish: “Lange Adası”
- Turkish: “Langeøya”
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