Vaigattøyane

Vaigattøyane is a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet of the Svalbard archipelago. The island group is named after Waygat, a previous name of Hinlopenstretet.[1]

The largest island of the group is Wahlbergøya,[2] while other islands are Von Otterøya,[3] Nyströmøya[4] and Berggrenøya.[5]

References
  1. "Vaigattøyane". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. "Wahlbergøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. "Von Otterøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. "Nyströmøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. "Berggrenøya". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.


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