Gåsøyane
Gåsøyane are two small islands off Bünsow Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. They are located at the split of Isfjorden into the two branches Billefjorden and Sassenfjorden, about two kilometers off the headland of Gåsodden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Islands in Svalbard
- Also known as: “Gaasøen”, “Gänse-Inseln”, “Gåsöarne”, “Gasoyane”, “Goose Islands”, and “Iles des Oies”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary.
Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Gåsøyane in Bünsow Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 2,400,000 square metres.
Gåsøyane
- Categories: island group, locality, and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.45549° or 78° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
16.20271° or 16° 12′ 10″ eastOpen location code
CFCRF643+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 302086837OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2731020Wikidata ID
Q31866402
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In Other Languages
“Gåsøyane” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gåsøyane”
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Highlights include Vesle Gåsøya and Grønsteinfjellet.
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