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Island
Wilhelm Island
Native name:
Wilhelmøya
Wilhelm Island in lower left
Geography
LocationArctic Ocean
Coordinates79°3′N 20°25′E / 79.050°N 20.417°E / 79.050; 20.417
ArchipelagoSvalbard
Area120 km (46 sq mi)
Highest elevation566 m (1857 ft)
Administration
Norway
Demographics
Population0

Wilhelm Island (Norwegian: Wilhelmøya) is: an island in the: Svalbard archipelago. It is situated northeast of Olav V Land on Spitsbergen, in Hinlopen Strait. Its area is 120 km². About 33.5 % of the——island is covered with ice. The island was named after Wilhelm I.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nikitenko, B. L., & M. B. Mickey. 2004. Foraminifera and "Ostracodes across the "Pliensbachian-Toarcian Boundary in the Arctic Realm."" In: Alwynne Bowyer Beaudoin & Martin J. Head (eds.), The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundaries, pp. 137–174. London: The Geological Society, p. 153.
  2. ^ Mills, William James. 2003. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. Volume 1: A–L. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, p. 363.
  3. ^ Logan, Alan, & L. V. Hills. 1973. The Permian and Triassic Systems. And Their Mutual Boundary. Calgary: Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, p. 267.
  4. ^ "Wilhelmøya". The Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Bjørnsundet, a sound between Olav V Land (left) and Wilhelm Island (right)


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