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    Ehrenberg Island

    Ehrenbergøya

    79°03′N 21°07′E

    Ehrenberg Island (Norwegian: Ehrenbergøya) is a minor island in the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies north of Lange Island.

    Landsat8 Satellitenbild von Wilhelmøya - 14. September 2013 - Links teile von Olav V Land (Insel Spitzbergen). dazwischen Bjørnsundet
    Landsat8 Satellitenbild von Wilhelmøya - 14. September 2013 - Links teile von Olav V Land (Insel Spitzbergen). dazwischen Bjørnsundet

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    Terrain

    79°03′N 21°07′E

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    Overview

    Ehrenberg Island (Norwegian: Ehrenbergøya) is a minor island in the Bastian Islands in the Svalbard archipelago. It lies north of Lange Island. The island has the shape of an inverted teardrop and its highest elevation is 30 meters (98 ft) above sea level. The closest neighboring islands are Lange Island about 500 meters (1,600 ft) to the south and Wilhelm Island about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the east. The wildlife consists largely of polar bears. Most of the Bastian Islands were named during the First German North Polar Expedition in 1868. Ehrenberg Island is named after the German zoologist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.

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    Also in Svalbard

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

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