Kongsøya
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Kongsøya is an island in Svalbard
, Norway
. It is the largest of the islands in King Charles Land (Kong Karls Land
). Its area is 191 square kilometres (73.7 sq mi). The other main island in the chain is Svenskøya
.
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is the largest of the islands in King Charles Land (Kong Karls Land
Kong Karls Land
Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abeløya, Helgolandøya and Tirpitzøya....
). Its area is 191 square kilometres (73.7 sq mi). The other main island in the chain is Svenskøya
Svenskøya
Svenskøya is an island in Svalbard. It is the second largest island of King Charles Land with an area of 137 km².-See also:* List of islands of Norway...
.
See also
- List of islands of Norway