Haakon VII Land
Haakon VII Land is a land area in the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden. The area was named after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century.
- Region
- …is also known as “Terre Haakon VII”
- Description: land area at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
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- Location
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Latitude
79.26109° or 79° 15′ 40″ north
Longitude
12.8598° or 12° 51′ 35″ east
Open location code
CFFJ7V65+CW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Russian—“Haakon VII Land” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Haakon VII Land”
- Azerbaijani: “VII Hokon Torpağı”
- Dutch: “Haakon VII Land”
- French: “Terre de Haakon VII”
- German: “Haakon-VII-Land”
- Japanese: “ホーコン7世ランド”
- Latvian: “Hokona VII Zeme”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Haakon VII Land”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Haakon VII land”
- Norwegian: “Haakon den Syvende Land”
- Norwegian: “Haakon VII Land”
- Persian: “سرزمین هاکون هفتم”
- Russian: “Земля Хокона VII”
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Svalbard: Highlights
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