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Lomfjordhalvøya

Lomfjordhalvøya

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Lomfjordhalvøya is a peninsula at the northeastern part of Ny-Friesland on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is 44 kilometers long, and 24 kilometers wide at its base. It is located between Lomfjorden and Hinlopen Strait. Its northern tip is Kapp Fanshawe. Former names of the peninsula include Terre Margareta and Margaretas Land.[1] The peninsula is covered by two glaciers, Balderfonna and Torsfonna. It also includes the large nesting cliffs of Lovénberget.[2]

Kapp Fanshawe, the northern tip of Lomfjordhalvøya

The peninsula falls within the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve.

References

  1. [1]
    "Lomfjordhalvøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 342. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

79.49°N 18.39°E / 79.49; 18.39


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