Foyn Island
Foyn Island, also known as Svend Foyn Island, is the second largest island in the Possession Islands, East Antarctica, lying 6 kilometres south-west of Possession Island.- Island
- …is also known as “Svend Foyn Island”
- Description: second-largest of the Possession Islands in Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Marie Peak.
St. Marie Peak
Peak
The Possession Islands are a group of small islands…
Foyn Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-71.93333° or 71° 56′ south
Longitude
171.06667° or 171° 4′ east
Open location code
2VWH3388+MM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foyn Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foyn Island (pulo sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Foyn Island”
- Chinese: “弗因島”
- Dutch: “Foyn Island”
- German: “Foyn Island”
- German: “Svend-Foyn-Insel”
- Italian: “Isola Foyn”
- Japanese: “フォイン島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Foyn Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svend Foyn Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foyn Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Foynøya i Antarktis”
- Norwegian: “Foyn Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Foyn”
- Swedish: “Foyn Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Favreau Pillar and Possession Islands.
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