Menkeøyane is a small island group south of Halvmåneøya

Halvmåneøya

Halvmåneøya is a small, uninhabited island off the southeastern coast of Edgeøya, part of the Svalbard archipelago. Halvmåneøya, as part of Edgeøya, has been a nature preserve since 1973, and visitation is strictly regulated....

, an island off the southeast coast 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...

. The group includes 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...

, Alka

Alka (Svalbard)

Alka is an islet between Gassen and Havella in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...

, Gassen

Gassen

Gassen is the westernmost of the large islets in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...

, Teisten

Teisten

Teisten is an islet in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...

, Islomen

Islomen

Islomen is a small rocky island, or skerry, in the southeastern part of Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...

 and Blåmåken

Blåmåken

Blåmåken is the northeasternmost island in Menkeøyane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...

. They comprise 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,...

. The islands are named after the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 cartographer and historical geographer Heinrich Theodor Menke

Heinrich Theodor Menke

Heinrich Theodor Menke was a German geographer who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his work in historical geography....

(1819-92). The islands appear on the Muscovy Company's map (1625), one of which is labeled Heling I.