Vaigattøyane
Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet.- Island
- Description: Island group at Svalbard
- Also known as“Iles Waygat”“Isle de Waeygats”“Stræde-øyan”“Südwaygat Inseln”“Syd Waygats öar”“Waygats Islands”
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Latitude
79.31667° or 79° 19′ north
Longitude
19.58333° or 19° 35′ east
Open location code
CFFX8H8M+M8
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Vaigattøyane” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vaigattøyane”
- Dutch: “Vaigattøyane”
- French: “Vaigattøyane”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaigattøyane”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaigattøyene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vaigattøyane”
- Norwegian: “Vaigattøyane”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palanderøya and Friesøyane.
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