Sverdrup Island

Sverdrup Island is an uninhabited island in the far north of , in the area. It is named after Otto Sverdrup.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Greenland
  • Also known as: Svendrup Ø” and “Sverdrup O

Sverdrup Island

Latitude
82.95° or 82° 57′ north
Longitude
-45.75° or 45° 45′ west
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
C8JPW7X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
3419537
Wiki­data ID
Q3802900
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Sverdrup Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Illa Sverdrup
  • Cebuano: Sverdrup Ø
  • Chinese: 斯沃卓普島
  • Chinese: 斯維爾德魯普島
  • Dutch: Sverdrup Island
  • French: île de Sverdrup
  • French: Île de Sverdrup
  • Italian: isola Sverdrup
  • Italian: Isola Sverdrup
  • Italian: Sverdrup Ø
  • Japanese: スベルドルップ島
  • Swedish: Sverdrup Ø
  • Turkish: Sverdrup Adası

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