Moffen
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Moffen, 2005. thumb|350px|Moffen, clearly labelled on this map, is on the northern coast of Spitsbergen. thumb|350px|Chart of Moffen. Moffen is a small, low island north of the mouth of Wijdefjorden, on the northern coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. The island lies just north of 80° so has become a popular target for vessels touring the archipelago but landing or entering the inner waters is strictly forbidden for fear of disturbing the wildlife as the island is an important haul-out area for Walrus and a nesting site for birds. The island was fi
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Islands of Svalbard and Nature reserves in Svalbard.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Svalbard
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Svalbard
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 5
- Body of water
- Greenland Sea
- Image
- Walruses on Moffen.jpg
- Width
- 2
- Length
- 3
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thumb|350px|Moffen, 2005. thumb|350px|Moffen, clearly labelled on this map, is on the northern coast of Spitsbergen. thumb|350px|Chart of Moffen. Moffen is a small, low island north of the mouth of Wijdefjorden, on the northern coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. The island lies just north of 80° so has become a popular target for vessels touring the archipelago but landing or entering the inner waters is strictly forbidden for fear of disturbing the wildlife as the island is an important haul-out area for Walrus and a nesting site for birds. The island was first labelled on a map by Hendrick Doncker, of Amsterdam, in 1655.
==References== 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. Norwegian Polar Institute: Place names in Norwegian polar areas
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