Kvalpynten
Kvalpynten is a headland at Edgeøya, Svalbard. It is the most southwestern point of Edgeøya. The headland contains the mountain Kvalpyntfjellet, and the summit of the glacier Kvalpyntfonna further east is the highest point on Edgeøya.Kvalpynten
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Athale Hed”, “Cap de Baleine”, “Hvalfiske Point”, “Hvalfiskpynten”, “Kval Point”, “Pointe Baleine”, “Pointe de Galles”, “Valders Point”, “Valderspynt”, “Valespynt”, “Vlacke Hoeck”, “Walders Pynt”, “Walfisch Spitze”, “Walleshedd”, “Wallis Spitze”, “Whalefish Point”, “Whales Head”, and “Whales Point”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
77.46828° or 77° 28′ 6″ north
Longitude
20.88483° or 20° 53′ 5″ east
Open location code
CG92FV9M+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Cebuano—“Kvalpynten” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Квалпйнтен”
- Cebuano: “Kvalpynten”
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