Skipper Island
Skipper Island is one of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies northeast of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen. The island is a low basalt cliff and its highest point is less than 10 meters above sea level.Places of Interest
Highlights include Qvale Island and Carlsen Island.
Qvale Island
Island
Qvale Island is one of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies northeast of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen. The island is a low basalt cliff and its highest point is only 16 meters above sea level.
Carlsen Island
Island
Carlsen Island is one of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies southeast of Hinlopen Strait and northeast of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen.
Skipper Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Svalbard
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.9301° or 78° 55′ 48″ northLongitude
21.3008° or 21° 18′ 3″ eastOpen location code
CGC3W8J2+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 1159159590OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandWikidata ID
Q19388861
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Skipper Island” goes by many names.
- French: “Skipperøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skipperøya”
- Norwegian: “Skipperøya”
- Turkish: “Skipper Adası”
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