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Lovénøyane

Coordinates: 78°55′38″N 12°16′58″E / 78.9273°N 12.2827°E / 78.9273; 12.2827
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Lovénøyane is a group of seven islands and islets in Kongsfjorden in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. They are named after Swedish zoologist Sven Ludvig Lovén.[1][2] The largest of the islands is Storholmen, and the six others are Juttaholmen, Observasjonsholmen, Sigridholmen, Midtholmen, Innerholmen and Leirholmen.

Lovénøyane and the three islands Prins Heinrichøya, Mietheholmen and Eskjeret were included in the Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary in 1973.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lovénøyane (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 261. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

78°55′38″N 12°16′58″E / 78.9273°N 12.2827°E / 78.9273; 12.2827