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Haakon VII Land

This article is about the region of Spitsbergen. For other areas, see Haakon VII (disambiguation).
Haakon VII Land is located on the western side of Spitsbergen, between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.

Haakon VII Land is a land area in the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard (part of Norway), between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.[1]

The area was named (as French: Terre Haakon VII) after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century.[1][2]

Haakon VII Land lies within Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.[1] The highest mountain in Haakon VII Land is Eidsvollfjellet.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Haakon VII Land". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Haakon VII Land (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Haakon VII Land". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.

79°10′N 13°15′E / 79.167°N 13.250°E / 79.167; 13.250


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