Nordaustlandet
Also known as Severovýchodní země (Špicberky, Norsko : ostrov)
Nordaustlandet (Anglicised as North East Land) is the second-largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, with an area of . It lies north east of Spitsbergen, separated by Hinlopen Strait. Much of Nordaustlandet lies under large ice caps, mainly Austfonna and Vestfonna, the remaining parts of the north being tundra inhabited by reindeer and walruses. The island is uninhabited and lies entirely within Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Nordaustlandet
- Islands.image_name
- Nordaustlandet_labelled.png
- Islands.map_image
- Nordaustlandet.png
- Islands.location
- Arctic Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Svalbard
- Islands.area_km2
- 14443
- Islands.area_footnotes
- glaciated
- Islands.rank
- 58th
- Islands.coastline_km
- 1688
- Islands.highest_mount
- Snøtoppen
- Islands.elevation_m
- 764
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.population
Gallery (8)
On the map
3 mapped locations