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Kongsøya

Kongsøya is an island in , . It is the largest of the islands in King Charles Land. Its area is 191 square kilometres. The other main island in the chain is .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Svalbard
  • Also known as: “Bjørneøen”, “Gilesøen”, “Gillis Land”, “Jena Insel”, “King Charles Island”, “Kong Karl-Land”, “Kongsoya”, and “Kung Karls Ö”

Kongsøya

Latitude
78.88398° or 78° 53′ 2″ north
Longitude
28.72315° or 28° 43′ 23″ east
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
CGCCVPMF+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27318563
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
607271
Wiki­data ID
Q1137503
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Satellite Map

Discover Kongsøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Kongsøya” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Konqsoya”
  • Bavarian: “Kongsøya”
  • Bavarian: “Königsinsel”
  • Catalan: “Kongsøya”
  • Cebuano: “Kongsøya”
  • Chinese: “王岛”
  • Chinese: “王島”
  • Danish: “Kongsøen”
  • Danish: “Kongsøya”
  • Dutch: “Kongsoya”
  • Dutch: “Kongsøya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كونجسويا”
  • Estonian: “Kongsoya”
  • Estonian: “Kongsöya”
  • Estonian: “Kongsøya”
  • Finnish: “Kongsøya”
  • French: “Kongsoya”
  • French: “Kongsøya”
  • German: “Jena”
  • German: “Kongsoya”
  • German: “Kongsøya”
  • German: “Königsinsel”
  • Greek: “Κόνγκσεγια”
  • Italian: “Kongsøya”
  • Japanese: “コングソヤ”
  • Japanese: “コングソヤ島”
  • Japanese: “コング島”
  • Latvian: “Kongseja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kongsøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kongsøya”
  • Norwegian: “Kongsøya”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Królewska”
  • Portuguese: “Kongsøya”
  • Pushto: “پاچا ټاپو”
  • Russian: “Конгсёйа (архипелаг Шпицберген)”
  • Russian: “Конгсёйа”
  • Spanish: “Kongsøya”
  • Swedish: “Kongsøya”
  • Turkish: “Kongsøya”
  • Ukrainian: “Конгсейя”
  • Ukrainian: “Конгсея”
  • Wu Chinese: “王島”
  • Yue Chinese: “王島”

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