Halvmåneøya
Halvmåneøya is a small, uninhabited Norwegian island off the southeastern coast of Edgeøya, part of the Svalbard archipelago. Halvmåneøya, as part of Edgeøya, has been a nature preserve since 1973, and visitation is strictly regulated.- Island
- Description: island in Norway
- Also known as“Abbots Island”“Halbmond Island”“Half Moon Island”“Halve Maans Eyland”“Halvemaens Eyland”“Helluemaens Isole”“Ile de la Demi Lune”“Isle de la Demie Lune”“Witches Island”
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Latitude
77.27828° or 77° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
23.15014° or 23° 9′ 1″ east
Open location code
CG9575H2+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Halvmåneøya” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Aypara adası”
- Catalan: “Halvmåneøya”
- Cebuano: “Halvmåneøya”
- Dutch: “Halvmåneøya”
- Esperanto: “Halvmåneøya”
- French: “Halvmåneøya”
- German: “Halvmåneøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Halvmåneøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tennholmane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Halvmåneøya”
- Norwegian: “Halvmåneøya”
- Russian: “Остров Полумесяца”
- Turkish: “Halvmåneøya”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbotøyane and Menkeøyane.
Svalbard: Highlights
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