Kiepert Island
Kiepert Island is the second-largest of the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies east of Wilhelm Island and northeast of Spitsbergen. The island consists of two parts: an eastern part with a length of about 2.7 kilometers with an east–west orientation, and a western part with a length of about 3.5 kilometers with a north–south orientation.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Kiepertoya”, “Kiepertøya”, and “Sivertøya”
Kiepert Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.97577° or 78° 58′ 33″ north
Longitude
21.6962° or 21° 41′ 46″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
CGC3XMGW+8F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Kiepert Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kiepert Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kiepertøya”
- French: “Kiepertøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kiepertøya”
- Norwegian: “Kiepertøya”
- Turkish: “Kiepertøya”
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