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.[1]
The largest island of the group is Wahlbergøya,[2] while other islands are Von Otterøya,[3] Nyströmøya[4] and Berggrenøya.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Vaigattøyane". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Wahlbergøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Von Otterøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Nyströmøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "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
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