Nordaustlandet
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Nordaustlandet is the second-largest island in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, known for its extensive ice caps, remote Arctic wilderness, and protected natural areas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen region of Svalbard | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| access | by ship ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archipelago | Svalbard archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| governedBy | Svalbard Treaty regulations ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive ice caps
ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ permafrost ⓘ polar desert landscape ⓘ remote Arctic wilderness ⓘ tundra vegetation ⓘ |
| hasIceCap |
Austfonna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sørfonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestfonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion |
Gustav V Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prins Oscars Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinsesse Astrid Kyst NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinsesse Ragnhild Kyst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
largely glaciated
ⓘ
protected natural area ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ walruses ⓘ |
| humanSettlement | no permanent settlements ⓘ |
| languageOfToponyms | Norwegian ⓘ |
| largerOnlyThan | Spitsbergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest ice caps in Europe (Austfonna) ⓘ |
| partOf | Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | uninhabited ⓘ |
| rankByAreaInSvalbard | second-largest island ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | sea ice in winter ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen region of Svalbard