Kükenthaløya

Kükenthaløya is an island between Barentsøya and Olav V Land, Svalbard. It is located south of the strait Heleysundet and north of Ormholet, at the inner part of Ginevra Bay. The island is named after German zoologist and Arctic explorer Willy Kükenthal.[1][2]

View of Heleysundet near Kükenthaløya

References
  1. "Kükenthaløya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 360. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

78.6492°N 21.2265°E / 78.6492; 21.2265

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