Carlsen Island

Carlsen Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Carlsenøya
Carlsen Island
Location in Svalbard
Geography
Coordinates 78°55′00″N 21°20′00″E / 78.916667°N 21.333333°E / 78.916667; 21.333333Coordinates: 78°55′00″N 21°20′00″E / 78.916667°N 21.333333°E / 78.916667; 21.333333
Administration
Norway

Carlsen Island[1][2] (Norwegian: Carlsenøya)[3] is one of the Rønnbeck Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies southeast of Hinlopen Strait and northeast of Cape Weyprecht on Spitsbergen. The island is a low basalt cliff and its highest point is only 10 meters (33 ft) above sea level. The closest neighboring islands are Qvale Island about 350 meters (1,150 ft) to the west and Nedrevaag Island about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) to the west. There are also some islets to the north and east. The wildlife consists largely of polar bears.

The island is named after Elling Carlsen (1819–1900), a Norwegian skipper and seal hunter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. 1963. Washington, DC: Office of Geography, p. 875.
  3. 1 2 Stadnamn i norske polarområde: Carlsenøya (Svalbard).
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