Prins Karls Forland

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Prins Karls Forland is a long, narrow island off the west coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago, known for its rugged coastline and protected wildlife areas.

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Prins Karls Forland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island
island
administeredBy Governor of Svalbard
alsoKnownAs Forlandet
Prince Charles Foreland
belongsTo Arctic region
country Norway
countryAdmin Kingdom of Norway
elevation 1084 m
governedUnder Svalbard Environmental Protection Act
hasArea approximately 615 square kilometres
hasClimate Arctic maritime climate
hasCoastlineCharacteristic narrow
rugged
hasConservationStatus large parts protected as national park
hasFeature coastal plains
glaciers
mountain ridges
hasHabitatType beaches
coastal tundra
rocky shores
hasHighestPoint Monacofjellet
hasLegalStatus part of the Svalbard Treaty area
hasLength approximately 86 km
hasProtectedArea Forlandet National Park
hasSurroundingWaterBody Forlandsundet
Greenland Sea
hasWidth up to about 11 km
hasWildlife polar bears
seabirds
seals
walrus
isImportantFor bird nesting areas
walrus haul-out sites
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Spitsbergen area
Svalbard
locatedInTimeZone CEST
CET
locatedWestOf Oscar II Land
namedAfter Prince Charles of Denmark
offCoastOf Svalbard
surface form: Spitsbergen
partOf Svalbard
surface form: Svalbard archipelago
protectedAs Forlandet National Park
separatedFrom Spitsbergen by Forlandsundet

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Svalbard containsIsland Prins Karls Forland
Forlandet National Park locatedOn Prins Karls Forland