Danes Island
Danskøya
79°41′N 10°55′E
7 sq mi). It lies just off the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago, near to Magdalenefjorden. Just to the north lies Amsterdam Island. Most of Svalbard's islands, including Danes Island, are uninhabited; only Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya and Hopen have settlements.
Terrain
79°41′N 10°55′E
Overview
Danes Island (Norwegian: Danskøya) is an island in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean with an area of 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi). It lies just off the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago, near to Magdalenefjorden. Just to the north lies Amsterdam Island. Most of Svalbard's islands, including Danes Island, are uninhabited; only Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya and Hopen have settlements.
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Nearest islands
- Prins Karls Forland101 km
- Spitsbergen203 km
- Nordaustlandet233 km
- Barentsøya258 km
- Edgeøya322 km
- Kongsøya373 km
Also in Svalbard
Spitsbergen
37,413 km²▲ 1,713 m
Major islands
Nordaustlandet
14,343 km²▲ 798 m
Major islands
Edgeøya
4,957 km²▲ 362 m
Major islands
Hopen
45.9 km²▲ 371 m
Major islands
Barentsøya
1,287 km²▲ 651 m
Minor islands
Kvitøya
632 km²▲ 410 m
Minor islands
Prins Karls Forland
616 km²▲ 1,084 m
Minor islands
Kongsøya
202 km²▲ 320 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Two people making snow-angels in snow in Danskøya, Svalbard in July 2008
Pen and ink drawing. The north-east point of the Danish Island (Danskøya) on the south-side of the Danish Vent (Danskegattet) with the old mountain plain on top.
Magdalenefjorden or Magdalena Fjord is an 8 km long and up to 5 km wide fjord on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago
Polar bear watch on beach on Danskøya, July 2008 expedition by a Finnish sailing ship Helena. The sailing ship can be seen anchored in the bay.
Dansköya southeast, sea-faring mark locality, northwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The sea-mark is hardly visible along the shore
Mountaneous-glacial landscape of Albert I Land, around the Smeerenburg Fjord, northwestern Spitsbergen, Norway.
Photo from the northwestern lands of Albert I Land, around Danskøya (Smeerenburg fjord), northwest Spitsbergen (Svalbard).
Salomon August Andrée's Station at Danskøya, Svalbard, Norway
Photo from the northwestern lands of Albert I Land, around Danskøya (Smeerenburg fjord), northwest Spitsbergen (Svalbard).
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Danskoya Snow Angels. Rritvos / CC BY 3.0
- 7188. Spitsbergen. Fra Danskøerne (17098025641). National Library of Norway / No restrictions
- No-nb bldsa 3e119. Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain
- Magdalenefjorden 2013 06 07 3560 (10178132983). Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Danskøya Polar bear watch on beach. Rritvos / CC BY 3.0
- Dansköya Smeerenburgfjorden rk 93644. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 3.0 no
- Albert I Land IMG 4908 Mesteinane Dansköya rk 93628. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Smeeren IMG 4912 Dansköya Sörgattet. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andrees Station3. Detroit Publishing Co. / Public domain
- Smeeren IMG 4905 Dansköya from south. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Smeeren Danskegattet A. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Smeeren Danskegattet A1. Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 3.0