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″ northLongitude
20.88483° or 20° 53′ 5″ eastOpen location code
CG92FV9M+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5310239422OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
607260Wikidata ID
Q16893741
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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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