Kongsøya
Kongsøya is an island in Svalbard, Norway. 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 Svenskøya.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 320 metres (1,050 feet)
- Description: island of Svalbard
- Also known as“Bjørneøen”“Gilesøen”“Gillis Land”“Jena Insel”“King Charles Island”“Kong Karl-Land”“Kung Karls Ö”
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Latitude
78.88398° or 78° 53′ 2″ north
Longitude
28.72315° or 28° 43′ 23″ east
Open location code
CGCCVPMF+H7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Kongsøya” goes by many names.
KonqsoyaAzerbaijani
KongsøyaBavarian
KönigsinselBavarian
KongsøyaCatalan
KongsøyaCebuano
王岛Chinese
王島Chinese
KongsøenDanish
KongsøyaDanish
KongsøyaDutch
كونجسوياEgyptian Arabic
KongsøyaEstonian
KongsøyaFinnish
ΚόνγκσεγιαGreek
KongsøyaItalian
コングソヤJapanese
コングソヤ島Japanese
コング島Japanese
KongsejaLatvian
KongsøyaNorwegian
KongsøyaNorwegian Bokmål
KongsøyaNorwegian Nynorsk
Wyspa KrólewskaPolish
پاچا ټاپوPushto
КонгсёйаRussian
Конгсёйа (архипелаг Шпицберген)Russian
KongsøyaSwedish
KongsøyaTurkish
КонгсейяUkrainian
КонгсеяUkrainian
王島Wu Chinese
王島Yue Chinese
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