Alka (Svalbard)
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Alka is an islet between Gassen
and Havella
in Menkeøyane
, part of Tusenøyane
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
.
Gassen
Gassen is the westernmost of the large islets in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
and Havella
Havella
Havella is the largest islet in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. It is named after the Long-tailed Duck , a migrant to Svalbard.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
in Menkeøyane
Menkeøyane
Menkeøyane is a small island group south of Halvmåneøya, an island off the southeast coast of Edgeøya. The group includes Havella, Alka, Gassen, Teisten, Islomen and Blåmåken. They comprise part of Tusenøyane. The islands are named after the German cartographer and historical geographer Heinrich...
, part of Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane is a group of small islands south of Edgeøya. They form part of the Svalbard archipelago. The group consists of over forty islands and islets, including Brotskjer, Kulstadholmane, Utsira, Tufsen, Kong Ludvigøyane, Bölscheøya, Hornøya, Tiholmane, Meinickeøyane, Sletteøya, Schareholmane,...
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
Edgeøya
Edgeøya, occasionally anglicised as Edge Island, is an uninhabited Norwegian island in southeast of the Svalbard archipelago; it is the third largest island in this archipelago. An Arctic island, it forms part of the South East Svalbard Nature Reserve, home to polar bears and reindeer. Its eastern...
.