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Kükenthaløya

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Island in Svalbard, Norway
View of Heleysundet near Kükenthaløya

Kükenthaløya is an island between Barentsøya and Olav V Land, Svalbard. It is located south of the strait Heleysundet and north of Ormholet, at the inner part of Ginevra Bay. The island is named after German zoologist and Arctic explorer Willy Kükenthal.

References

  1. "Kükenthaløya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 360. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

78°38′57″N 21°13′35″E / 78.6492°N 21.2265°E / 78.6492; 21.2265

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