Haakon VII Land

This article is about the region of Spitsbergen. For other areas, see Haakon VII (disambiguation).

Haakon VII Land is a land area in the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard (part of Norway), between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.^[1]

Haakon VII Land is located on the western side of Spitsbergen, between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden.

The area was named (as French: Terre Haakon VII) after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century.^[1][2]

Haakon VII Land lies within Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.^[1] The highest mountain in Haakon VII Land is Eidsvollfjellet.^[3]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Haakon VII Land". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. "Haakon VII Land (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Haakon VII Land". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91-49547-7.

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