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    Arctic OceanNorway

    78°45′N 28°30′E

    Kong Karls Land

    Part of Svalbard

    Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of 342 km2 (132 sq mi) and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abel Island, Helgoland Island, and Tirpitzøya.

    Kong Karls Land, Svalbard
    Kong Karls Land, Svalbard

    European Space Agency / Attribution

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    61 landforms

    Overview

    Kong Karls Land or King Charles Land is an island group in the Svalbard archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. The island group covers an area of 342 km2 (132 sq mi) and is made up of the islands of Kongsøya, Svenskøya, Abel Island, Helgoland Island, and Tirpitzøya. The island group was discovered in the 1870s and first accurately mapped by Kapitän Rüdiger in 1898.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets26
    • Rocks & skerries27

    Major islands

    3
    • Kongsøya

      Kongsøya

      Area
      202 km²
      High point
      320 m

      Kongsøya is an island in Svalbard, Norway. It is the largest of the islands in King Charles Land (Kong Karls Land). Its area is 191 square kilometres (74 sq mi). The other main island in the chain is Svenskøya.

    • Svenskøya

      Svenskøya

      Area
      139 km²
      High point
      282 m

      Svenskøya (English: "Swedish Island") is an island in Svalbard. It is the second largest island of Kong Karls Land with an area of 137 km².

    • Abeløya

      Area
      21.5 km²
      High point
      16 m

      Abel Island (Norwegian: Abeløya) is an island in Svalbard. It is the third-largest island of Kong Karls Land with an area of 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi).

    Minor islands

    5

    • Helgoland Island

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Röhssøya

      Area
      0.86 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Tirpitzøya

      Area
      0.85 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      7 m

    Islets

    26
    • Antarcticøya0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    27
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m320 mKongsøya282 mSvenskøya16 mAbeløya14 mHelgoland14 mTirpitzøya11 mRöhssøya
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Kongsøya: 202 km²KongsøyaSvenskøya: 139 km²SvenskøyaAbeløya: 21.5 km²AbeløyaHelgoland: 1.7 km²HelgolandRöhssøya: 0.86 km²RöhssøyaTirpitzøya: 0.85 km²TirpitzøyaUnnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandAntarcticøya: 0.08 km²AntarcticøyaUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Kongsøya202 km²
    Svenskøya139 km²
    Abeløya21.5 km²
    Helgoland Island1.7 km²
    Röhssøya0.86 km²
    Tirpitzøya0.85 km²
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Antarcticøya0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia