Nordic countries
Norway
Svalbard

Akseløya

Akseløya is a long, narrow island at the mouth of Van Mijenfjorden, separating Van Mijenfjorden from . It is separated from the mainland by to the north, and another narrow strait to the south.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Svalbard, Norway
  • Also known as: “Akseloya”, “Axel Saaret”, “Axels Öar”, “Hovedöen”, “Norra Axelön”, and “Stora Axelon”

Akseløya

Latitude
77.71667° or 77° 43′ north
Longitude
14.71667° or 14° 43′ east
Open location code
CF9PPP88+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302090974
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2732162
Wiki­data ID
Q4701781
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Satellite Map

Discover Akseløya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Akseløya” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Akseløya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكسيلويا”
  • French: “Akseløya”
  • German: “Akseløja”
  • German: “Akseløya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akseløya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akseløya”
  • Norwegian: “Akseløya”
  • Turkish: “Akseløya”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akseløya”. Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.