Storøya

Storøya is an island in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located east of Nordaustlandet, separated from Nordaustlandet by the strait of Storøysundet.^[1]^[2] The southern part of the island is covered by the glacier Storøyjøkulen.^[3]

Storøya is included in the Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. Its highest point is about 250 m.a.s.l.

References

^ "Storøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 379. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.
^ "Storøyjøkulen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

80°07′N 28°00′E / 80.117°N 28.000°E / 80.117; 28.000

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[1] "Storøya (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[2] Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen. Vol. 7. Stavanger: The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute. 1988. p. 379. ISBN 82-90653-06-9.

[3] "Storøyjøkulen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2013.