Lægerneset
Lægerneset is a headland on the eastern side of Recherche Fjord, Svalbard. It was once known as "Whale Head" or "Edge's Point", which was named after the English merchant and whaler Thomas Edge.- Type: Point
- Description: peninsula in Svalbard, Norway
- Also known as: “Camp Point” and “Laegerneset”
Lægerneset
- Categories: cape, headland, and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Lægerneset” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Leagerneset burnu”
- Catalan: “Lægerneset”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lægerneset”
- Norwegian: “Lægerneset”
- Polish: “Lægerneset”
- Russian: “Леагернесет”
- Russian: “Легернесет”
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