Skorpa
Skorpa is an island in Svalbard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skorpa Bird Sanctuary and Moseøya Bird Sanctuary.
Skorpa Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Skorpa Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islets off Harpunodden in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,100,000 square metres.
Moseøya Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Moseøya Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Moseøya, south of Danes Island, part of Albert I Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,400,000 square metres.
Skorpa
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Svalbard, Norway
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
79.65° or 79° 39′ north
Longitude
10.73333° or 10° 44′ east
Open location code
CFFGMP2M+28
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Skorpa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skorpa”
- Turkish: “Skorpa”
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