Wahlbergøya
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thumb|Sentinel-2 image (2021) Wahlbergøya is an island in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island has an area of about . The islands highest point is 194 m.a.s.l. Named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg. It is the largest island of Vaigattøyane.
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- Instance of
- island
- Named after
- Peter Fredrik Wahlberg
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Svalbard
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 48
- Elevation
- 194
- Body of water
- Hinlopenstretet
- Image
- Wahlbergøya 2021-07-11 Sentinel-2 L2A Highlight Optimized Natural Color.jpg
- Length
- 13
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- Svalbard
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thumb|Sentinel-2 image (2021) Wahlbergøya is an island in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island has an area of about . The islands highest point is 194 m.a.s.l. Named after Swedish botanist Peter Fredrik Wahlberg. It is the largest island of Vaigattøyane.
The island is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wahlbergøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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