Parryøya
Sjuøyane
Parryøya (English: Parry Island) is southernmost of the three larger islands in Sjuøyane, situated 15 km northeast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. Parryøya is separated from Phippsøya to the north by the 1.3 km wide Straumporten sound and from Chermsideøya to the south by Nordkappsundet. Some five or more skerries south of the island's southern tip Fòreneset are named Fòrenesholmane, and two skerries east of the island are named Skrikholmane (English: Shout Skerries).
The island was named after the English explorer William Edward Parry, who visited Spitsbergen during his 1827 expedition to reach the North Pole.[1]
References
- ↑ "Parryøya - Øy (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
Coordinates: 80°38.5′N 20°40′E / 80.6417°N 20.667°E
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