Schübelerøya

Schübelerøya

Schübelerøya

Island in Svalbard, Norway


Schübelerøya (Schübeler Island) is an island in Svalbard, Norway.

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Geography

The island has a maximum altitude of 10 m (30 ft). Just to the north of Schübelerøya lie the slightly larger Brochøya and Foynøya. These three islands are located about 20 km off the north coast of Nordaustlandet.[2]

History

The first confirmed sighting of the island was made by Benjamin Leigh Smith in 1871.[3] It was named in honour of Frederik Schübeler, a Norwegian botanist.[4] In 1928, the island was visited by two men, Gennaro Sora and Sjef van Dongen, in search of the lost crew of Umberto Nobile's airship Italia.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Schübelerøya". wikimapia. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Sec. 10E-21". Sailing directions for the northwest and north coasts of Norway (revised 4th ed.). Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 1976. p. 329.
  3. [3]
    Capelotti, P. J. (2013). Shipwreck at Cape Flora: The Expeditions of Benjamin Leigh Smith. University of Calgary Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781552387054.
  4. [4]
    Ulvang, Oddvar (2012). Nasjonsrelaterte stedsnavn på Svalbard (Master's thesis). University of Tromsø. p. 84. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    Dongen, Sjef van (1929). Vijf jaar in ijs en sneeuw. Amsterdam: Scheltens & Giltay. p. 171. Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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