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Vaigattøyane

Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet.

The largest island of the group is Wahlbergøya, while other islands are Von Otterøya, Nyströmøya and Berggrenøya.

References

  1. ^ "Vaigattøyane". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Wahlbergøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Von Otterøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Nyströmøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Berggrenøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

79°24′N 20°00′E / 79.400°N 20.000°E / 79.400; 20.000