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 Translation for 'Kvitøya' from English to Finnish
NOUN   Kvitøya | -
geogr.
Valkosaari {noun} [Norja]
Kvitøya
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Translation for 'Kvitøya' from English to Finnish

Kvitøya
Valkosaari {noun} [Norja]geogr.
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Usage Examples English
  • Andrée's hydrogen balloon crashed on the pack ice three days after its launch from Danes Island, and after wandering and drifting for nearly three months, the explorers finally perished on Kvitøya, also in Svalbard.
  • All three manuscripts were eventually retrieved from the ice on Kvitøya in 1930.
  • The islands, which have the largest concentration of polar bear in Svalbard, are part of the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve, along with Nordaustlandet and Kvitøya.
  • Zubov (1885-1960) as scientific director, engaging in deep-sea research and an attempt to reach Kvitøya in the Arctic Ocean.
  • Johan Kiil Kjeldsen (1840 – 1909) was a Norwegian skipper. He took part in many Arctic expeditions and is credited with the discovery of Kvitøya.

  • He then continued his route eastward in an open sea and sighted an unknown high land at 80 degrees north—the island of Kvitøya—which would not be seen again until 1876.
  • The islands of Kvitøya and Victoria Island are located at the southern limit of this Arctic sea. To the south lies the Barents Sea.
  • During summer, it is possible to ski from Sørkapp in the south to the north of Spitsbergen, with only a short distance not being covered by snow or glacier. Kvitøya is 99.3% covered by glacier.
  • Kvitøyjøkulen is a large icecap on the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard archipelago. The icecap covers most of the island, which has an area between 600 and 700 square kilometers.
  • Hornodden is headland at the southeastern point of the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard archipelago.

  • Andréeneset is headland at the southwestern point of the island of Kvitøya in the Svalbard archipelago. It is named after engineer and Arctic explorer Salomon August Andrée.
  • They reached land in early October after over two months on the ice, setting foot on Kvitøya (White Island), just east of Svalbard.
  • north of Kvitøya, the northeasternmost part of the Svalbard archipelago.
  • There are some cultural heritage sites within the reserve, including a Russian Orthodox cross on Krossøya, and Andréeneset on Kvitøya, the starting point for the S.
  • Kræmerpynten is the most eastern point of Kvitøya, Svalbard.

  • Kvitøya (English: "White Island") is an island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, with an area of [...].
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